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]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Trifolium |
Species: | T. vesiculosum
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References
edit- ^ a b "Trifolium vesiculosum Savi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.