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Trifolium medium

Trifolium medium, the zigzag clover, is a flowering plant species in the bean family Fabaceae. It is similar in appearance to red clover, Trifolium pratense, but the leaflets are narrower and have no white markings and the narrow stipules are not bristle-pointed.

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Trifolium medium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. medium
Binomial name
Trifolium medium
Synonyms1
  • Trifolium flexuosum Jacq.
  • Trifolium sarosiense Hazsl.

Trifolium medium, the zigzag clover,2 is a flowering plant species in the bean family Fabaceae. It is similar in appearance to red clover, Trifolium pratense, but the leaflets are narrower and have no white markings and the narrow stipules are not bristle-pointed.3

The species is native to Europe from Britain to the Caucasus.4

  • The stipules do not have conspicuous veins or a bristle point, unlike in red clover.
    The stipules do not have conspicuous veins or a bristle point, unlike in red clover.
References

References

  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. NRCS. "Trifolium medium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. Blamey, M.; Fitter, R.; Fitter, A (2003). Wild flowers of Britain and Ireland: The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora. London: A & C Black. p. 150. ISBN 978-1408179505.
  4. "Trifolium medium". Archived from the original on 2006-07-17.