Haresfoot Clover

Trifolium arvense

Plant Data

Order:

Fabales

Family:

Fabaceae (Pea)

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flowers:

2-3cm rosy-white spike covered in silky hairs, looks like a hare's paw (hence its common name).

Fruit:

Pods which are usually obscured by the hair that covers the flowers.

Leaves:

Leaves are trifoliate meaning they are divided into 3 leaflets. The stalkless and slender leaflets are finely toothed.

Maximum Size:

25cm tall.

Other Names:

Calf Clover, Hairy Clover, Oldfield Clover, Pussy Clover, Rabbitfoot Clover, Stone Clover.

Habitats:

Grassland.