Friday, 24 September 2021

Trifolium pratense 紅菽草, 紅車軸草, 紅花目宿, 紅三葉草, 紅花三葉草

Common name: Red Clover
Scientific name: Trifolium pratense 紅菽草, 紅車軸草, 紅花目宿, 紅三葉草, 紅花三葉草
Genus: Trifolium 三葉草屬
Family: Fabaceae 豆科, legume, pea or bean family

Origin: native

Date:  4th Sept


leaflets often with inverted white V-shaped mark (chevron mark)



free part of stipules ovate, with fine brown bristle-like point; stipules with dark-red veins


still in flower buds

can clearly see the calyx teeth


free part of stipules ovate, with fine brown bristle-like point


flowers red, in terminal

flowers numerous, in dense heads


fully opened flower

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