Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : trfdu
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Trifolium minus Sm., Trifolium filiforme auct.
Classification: Leguminosae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: lesser trefoil
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Zwerg-Klee ; ES : trébol amarillo ; FR : trèfle douteux ; IT : trifoglio dubbio ; PT : ; EN : lesser trefoil ; NL : kleine klaver ; DK : fin klover
Biological type: Annual
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- Cotyledons lengthened, spoon-shaped.
- First leaf simple rounded, later 3-foliolate.
- Height: 20-30 cm.
- Stem solid, firm, prostrate ascending.
- Upper leaves alternate, leaflets lanceolate oboval, the terminal stipitate, broad, slightly exceeding the stalk. Stipules ovate lanceolate wide at the base.
- Flowers light-yellow 3-15 in small, ovoid, 8-10 mm long heads.
- Fruit : prominent pod with 2-3 seeds.
- Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Trifolium campestre , Medicago lupulina , Trifolium , Oxalis
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Present
Rare
Present
Rare
Rare
