Fabaceae
Burdock clover
Trifolium lappaceum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Trifolium
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- نفل خشن الحواف
- arz
- نفل خشن الحواف
- Bulgarian
- Репейна детелина
- Chinese
- 芒刺车轴草
- English
- Burdock clover
- Finnish
- Takiaisapila
- Russian
- Клевер репейниковый
- Slovenian
- Kljukastoplodna detelja
- Swedish
- Kardborrsklöver
- Welsh
- Meillionen wrychog
Synonyms
- Trifolium lappaceum subsp. lappaceum
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.