Trifolium arvense L.

Rabbit-foot clover, rabbitfoot clover, hares-foot clover, stone clover, oldfield clover

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Rabbit-foot clover is native to Europe and western Asia. Its soft, fuzzy flowerheads, the reason for its common names, are unlike those of other clovers.

Identification: Plants are 4-16" (10-40 cm) tall. Leaves are in groups of 3. Leaflets are narrow, ⅜-¾" (1-2 cm) × ¹/₁₆-³/₁₆" (3-5 mm), sometimes with small hairs and fine serrations. Flowers are soft, composed of silken hairs, oval-shaped flowerheads ⅜-1" (1-3 cm) × ⅜-½" (1-1.5 cm). They appear pale pink from a distance; up close, white hairs are tinged with pink.

Online References:

Missouriplants.com

Illinois Wildflowers

Forest and Kim Starr’s Starr Environmental site

Wikipedia

CalPhotos

The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site

Minnesota Wildflowers

The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium

7/9/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)

7/12/2016 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area,

8/17/2020 · Otter Brook Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 8.9 cm)

7/9/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 7 × 11" (18 × 27 cm)

Trifolium arvense description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 17 Aug 2021.

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8/1/2021 · Otter Brook Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 6 × 4" (14 × 10 cm)

8/6/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 9 × 7" (22 × 17 cm)

8/8/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm)

7/12/2016 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area,

Nashoba Conservation Land on Mt. Lebanon Rd · 7/16/2009 · Mt. Lebanon St, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 12 × 8" (29 × 19 cm)

7/12/2016 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area,

Range:

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