Trifolium vesiculosum, the arrowleaf clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to southeastern and eastern Europe, the northern Caucasus, Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon, and has been introduced to other locales, including the United States and Australia.[1] A cool-season annual, it is a large species reaching 1 m (3 ft) with 5 cm (2 in) leaves.[2][3]

Trifolium vesiculosum
Flowerhead
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. vesiculosum
Binomial name
Trifolium vesiculosum
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria vesiculosa (Savi) Roskov
  • Mistyllus turgidus (M.Bieb.) C.Presl
  • Trifolium recurvum Waldst. & Kit.
  • Trifolium turgidum M.Bieb.
  • Trifolium vesiculosum var. grisebachianum Gibelli & Belli
  • Trifolium vesiculosum subvar. stanodactylon Gibelli & Belli

References

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  1. ^ a b "Trifolium vesiculosum Savi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Hoveland, C. S.; Carden, E. L.; Anthony, W. B.; Cunningham, J. P. (1970). "Management Effects on Forage Production and Digestibility of 'Yuchi' Arrowleaf Clover ( Trifolium vesiculosum Savi)1". Agronomy Journal. 62: 115–116. doi:10.2134/agronj1970.00021962006200010037x.
  3. ^ Ovalle, Carlos; del Pozo, Alejandro; Fernández, Fernando; Chavarría, Jorge; Arredondo, Susana (January–March 2010). "Arrowleaf clover (Trifolium vesiculosum Savi): A new species of annual legumes for high rainfall areas of the Mediterranean climate zone of Chile". Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research. 70 (1): 170–177. doi:10.4067/S0718-58392010000100018. hdl:1807/45804.