Trifolium arvense

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusTrifolium
Species:Trifolium arvense L.
Common NameHares Foot Clover; Haresfoot Clover; Haresfoot Trefoil; Rabbitfoot Clover
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: Africa; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: ciliate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: Pink; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Number: 10; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Trifolium arvense var. arvense Trifolium arvense var. arvense
Trifolium arvense var. perpusillum Trifolium arvense var. perpusillum

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Edmonson (KY), Hardin (KY), Larue (KY), Logan (KY), Pike (KY), Trigg (KY), Bedford (TN), Carter (TN), Fayette (TN), Grainger (TN), Hardeman (TN), Knox (TN), Montgomery (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, TENN, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1928 - 1968

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA014188 Logan Kentucky
BEREA
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124708 Bedford Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124720 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
APSC0016730 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Trifolium arvense
31234100434438 Larue Kentucky 11 Jul 1928
EKY
Trifolium arvense
BEREA014186 Hardin Kentucky
BEREA
Trifolium arvense
ETSU008423 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124711 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124718 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124716 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124719 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
UTM00674 Tennessee
UTM
Trifolium arvense
UTM00672 Tennessee
UTM
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124715 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124714 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
APSC0098616 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Trifolium arvense
UTM00673 Tennessee
UTM
Trifolium arvense
31234100434487 Fayette Tennessee 01 Jun 1968 Elizabeth M. Browne
T-482		 EKY
Trifolium arvense
BEREA014189 Pike Kentucky
BEREA
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124712 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124717 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124722 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
017466 Fayette Tennessee
BOON
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124721 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
APSC0016732 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124709 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
BEREA014187 Larue Kentucky
BEREA
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124713 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
TENN-V-0124710 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Trifolium arvense
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Trifolium arvense - Tara Littlefield
Trifolium arvense - Tara Littlefield