Trifolium hirtum

Common name: Rose Clover

Meaning of name:

Trifolium is from the Latin words tres, meaning three, and folium, meaning leaf. Hirtum is from the Latin word hirtus, meaning hairy, shaggy with long hairs.

Distribution:

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

Description:

An annual herb with pink and purple flowers produced from October to March.

Notes:

This species is originally from southern Europe and North Africa.

References:

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

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 2007.

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/2888841

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4298