Trifolium fragiferum L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Fabaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Habitally like T. repens; peduncles becoming 8–15 cm; heads globose or ovoid, 10–15 mm thick at anthesis; fls 6–7 mm; cal bilabiate, the upper lip 2–3 mm, half longer than the lower and much more villous, the lobes narrowly linear, 0.7–1 mm; cor rosy; cal at maturity becoming reddish, greatly enlarged, strongly reticulate, and gibbous on the upper side, the lower lip scarcely altered; 2n=16. Native of Eurasia and n. Afr., becoming established as a lawn-weed here and there in our range. Summer.
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Common Names
strawberry clover