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Reversed clover

Trifolium resupinatum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 289, February 213, March 334, April 526, May 759, June 827, July 885, August 761, September 559, October 417, November 228, December 178.
United States8,596
Alaska5,978
Texas1,273
Portugal674
Louisiana499
Italy347
Spain293
France290
LISBOA209
Germany203

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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

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