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Branched Clover

Trifolium dichotomum

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 41, February 35, March 37, April 241, May 86, June 32, July 28, August 28, September 36, October 37, November 47, December 36.
United States519
California446
Oregon45
Canada21
Washington21
British Columbia21
Nevada7

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genusclovers · Trifolium

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Branched Clover with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.