Genus Trifolium Higher classification Clover | Scientific name Trifolium dubium Rank Species | |
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Similar Clover, Trifolium campestre, Black Medic, Legumes, Trifolium arvense | ||
Yellow lesser hop trefoil trifolium dubium 2012 06 11
Trifolium dubium, the lesser trefoil, suckling clover, little hop clover or lesser hop trefoil, is a flowering plant in the pea and clover family Fabaceae. This species is generally accepted as the primary plant to represent the traditional Irish shamrock.
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It is native to Europe, but can be found in many parts of the world as an introduced species.
It is probably an allotetraploid with 2n=32 that arose from the crossing of Trifolium campestre and T. micranthum.
Lesser hop trefoil trifolium dubium 2012 05 02
References
Trifolium dubium Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA