Trifolium arvense

Common name: Hare’s Foot Clover

Meaning of name:

Trifolium is from the Latin words tres, meaning three, and folium, meaning leaf. Arvense is from the Latin words arvum, meaning cultivated place, and ensis, meaning native of, that is, growing in cultivated land.

Distribution:

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia. Also occurs in south eastern Australia.

Description:

A herb to 50 centimetres tall. The white to pink flowers are produced from September to November.

Notes:

This species is originally from Europe, western Asia and northern Africa.

References:

Identification courtesy of Wes Bancroft.

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2919872

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4291