Family: Fabaceae
golden clover, palmate hop clover, yellow hop clover
[Trifolium agrarium L.]
Matthew L. Wagner
Gary Fewless
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Trifolium: from tres for three; folium for leaves
Plants: erect, annual/biennial, 8"-20" tall forb with many branches; stems with close hairs
Leaves: palmately 3-parted; leaves stalked, all leaflets stalkless
Flowers: yellow, 5-parted, 1/4" long, very short-stalked, keel (top petal) grooved, calyx 2-lipped; inflorescence a short cylindrical, stalked, head-like cluster from the upper leaf axils; blooms May-Sept.
Habitat: disturbed sites
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Plants: erect, annual/biennial, 8"-20" tall forb with many branches; stems with close hairs
Leaves: palmately 3-parted; leaves stalked, all leaflets stalkless
Flowers: yellow, 5-parted, 1/4" long, very short-stalked, keel (top petal) grooved, calyx 2-lipped; inflorescence a short cylindrical, stalked, head-like cluster from the upper leaf axils; blooms May-Sept.
Habitat: disturbed sites
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Fields, meadows, roadsides, ditches, bluffs, trails, railroad tracks, old logging roads and landings, gravel lots, lake dunes, sand barrens, lakeshores, lawns, rock outcrops, and rarely in forest openings. First collected in 1897
USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos David G. Smith's "Delaware Wilflowers": Beautiful photographs; descriptions
Gary Fewless
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
