Trifolium campestre

Common name: Hop Clover

Meaning of name:

Trifolium is from the Latin words tres, meaning three, and folium, meaning leaf. Campestre is from the Latin word campester, meaning pertaining to a plain, as distinct from hills.

Distribution:

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

Description:

A herb to 30 centimetres tall. The yellow flowers are produced from August to November.

Notes:

This species is originally from Europe.

References:

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/taxon/apni/51436346

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4292