Fabaceae
Rose clover
Trifolium hirtum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Trifolium
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- نفل زغبي, نفل مشعر
- arz
- نفل زغبى
- Bulgarian
- Влакнеста детелина
- Catalan
- Trèvol roig
- Chinese
- 玫瑰车轴草, 玫瑰三叶草
- English
- Rose clover
- French
- Trèfle hérissé
- Persian
- شبدر مودار
- Russian
- Клевер мохнатый
- Swedish
- Rosenklöver
- Welsh
- Meillionen flewog
Synonyms
- Trifolium hirsutum (Roth) Ten.
- Trifolium hirtum f. ramosum Kožuharov
- Trifolium hirtum var. minutum Kožuharov
- Trifolium hirtum var. pictum (Roth) Ser.
- Trifolium hirtum var. pygmaeum Ser.
- Trifolium hirtum var. urumovii Kožuharov
- Trifolium hispidum Desf.
- Trifolium laguroides Pourr. ex Link
- Trifolium oxypetalum Nyman
- Trifolium pictum Roth
Flowers
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rodríguez Mariano, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Julio Calvo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Yagüe caye, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: fani_cas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: inessa.voet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Tohum ve Toprak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.