Trifolium pratense L.

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Trifolium pratense L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Perennial, pubescent, 1.5-6 dm. high. Leaves long-petioled; stipules ovate, strongly veined, subulate-tipped, 12-20 mm. long; leaflets short-stalked, oval, oblong or obovate, narrowed at base, hardly cuneate, obtuse and sometimes emarginate at the apex, often dark-spotted near the middle, finely denticulate, 1-3.5 cm. long; heads globose or ovoid, rarely slightly peduncled, about 2.5 cm. long; flowers red (rarely white), about 12 mm. long, remaining erect in fruit; calyx sparingly hairy, its subulate teeth shorter than the corolla.

  • Distribution

    Dooryard, New Providence at Nassau : Bermuda ; Cuba. Widely naturalized in temperate North America. Native of the Old World. Red Clover.

    New Providence Bahamas South America| Bermuda South America| Cuba South America|