Fabaceae
Golden clover
Trifolium aureum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Trifolium
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Common names
By language (29)
- Arabic
- نفل ذهبي
- arz
- نفل ذهبى
- Belarusian
- Канюшына шаматкая
- Bulgarian
- Златиста детелина
- Chinese
- 黄车轴草, 金黄车轴草
- Czech
- Jetel zlatý
- Danish
- Humlekløver, Guldkløver
- Dutch
- Akkerklaver, Koniczyna złocistożółta
- English
- Golden clover, Hop clover, Large hop clover, Large hop trefoil
- Estonian
- Kuldristik
- Finnish
- Kelta-apila
- German
- Gold-Klee, Goldklee
- hsb
- Złoty dźećel
- Icelandic
- Gullsmári
- Latvian
- Zeltainais āboliņš
- Lithuanian
- Dirvoninis dobilas
- Macedonian
- Златна детелина
- myv
- Сыреждиця вараканьпал, Сыреждиця вараканьпря тикше
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Gullkløver
- Persian
- شبدر نارنجی
- Polish
- Koniczyna złocistożółta
- Russian
- Хмелёк, Клевер золотистый
- Slovak
- Ďatelinka zlatožltá
- Slovenian
- Zlata detelja
- Spanish
- Trébol de prado, Trébol del prado
- Swedish
- Gullklöver, Humleklöver, Jordhumle
- Turkish
- Altuni üçgül
- Ukrainian
- Конюшина золотиста
- Welsh
- Meillionen hopysaidd fawr
Synonyms
- Amarenus agrarius (L.) C.Presl
- Chrysaspis aurea (Pollich) Greene
- Trifolium agrarium L.
- Trifolium aureum f. achtarovii (Urum.) Stoj., Stef. & Kitan.
- Trifolium aureum subsp. achtarovii Urum.
- Trifolium aureum var. achtarovii (Urum.) Kožuharov
- Trifolium campestre C.C.Gmel.
- Trifolium strepens Crantz
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 1,339 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave Behm, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fornax, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: davidbroadland, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrejus Gaidamavičius, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.