Scientific Name:
Trifolium dubium
Pronunciation:
try-FOE-lee-um doo-BEE-um
Common Name:
yellow clover, small hop clover, lessor trefoil
Family Name:
Fabaceae
Plant Type:
Annual, Weed (horticultural)
Key ID Features:
Leaves trifoliate, leaflets egg to to heart-shaped, 5-15mm long, margins serrate on upper half towards the apex, glabrous; raceme head-like due to very short internodes and pedicels, 6-8mm wide, with 3-20 yellow florets; legumes eg-shaped and one seeded. E-Flora BC
Habit:
Horizontal
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to T. procumbens.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Head-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Legume
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Organ Modifications:
Root nodules (N-fixing)
