Fabaceae
Zigzag clover
Trifolium medium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Trifolium
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Common names
By language (31)
- arz
- البرسيم متعرج
- Belarusian
- Канюшына сярэдняя, Дзятліна баравая, Дзяцеліна баравая, Канюшына, Канюшына белая
- Bulgarian
- Междинна детелина, Шкорпилова детелина
- Chinese
- 中间车轴草
- Croatian
- Srednja djetelina
- csb
- Pòdżãtô kòniczëna
- Czech
- Jetel prostřední
- Danish
- Bugtet Kløver
- Dutch
- Bochtige klaver
- English
- Zigzag clover
- Estonian
- Keskmine ristik
- Finnish
- Metsäapila
- French
- Trèfle intermédiaire
- Georgian
- Ტყის სამყურა
- German
- Mittlerer Klee, Zickzack-Klee
- hsb
- Mjezny dźećel
- Icelandic
- Skógarsmári
- Igbo
- Zigzag clover
- Latvian
- Zirgu āboliņš
- Lithuanian
- Šilinis dobilas
- myv
- Аволь сэрей вараканьпал, Аволь сэрей вараканьпря тикше
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Skogkløver
- Persian
- شبدر گاوی
- Polish
- Koniczyna pogięta
- Russian
- Клевер средний
- Slovak
- Ďatelina prostredná
- Slovenian
- Srednja detelja
- Swedish
- Skogsklöver
- Turkish
- Köse yonca
- Ukrainian
- Конюшина середня
- Welsh
- Meillionen igam-ogam
Synonyms
- Lagopus flexuosus Bernh.
- Trifolium affine Lej. ex Ser.
- Trifolium alpestre Crantz
- Trifolium aucheri Boiss.
- Trifolium flexicaule Vill.
- Trifolium flexuosum Jacq.
- Trifolium haynaldianum Pant.
- Trifolium haynaldii Meynh.
- Trifolium medium f. haynaldii (Meynh.) Soó
- Trifolium medium f. pedunculosum (Ser.) C.Vicioso
- Trifolium medium f. speciosissimum (Schur) Soó
- Trifolium medium subsp. eriocalycinum (Hausskn.) Ponert
- Trifolium medium subsp. flexuosum (Jacq.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Trifolium medium subsp. medium
- Trifolium medium subsp. pendunculosum Ser.
- Trifolium medium subsp. skorpili Velen.
- Trifolium medium subsp. skorpilii Velen.
- Trifolium medium var. angustifolium Wimm. & Grab.
- Trifolium medium var. angustium Wahlenb.
- Trifolium medium var. angustius Wahlenb.
- Trifolium medium var. brachycalycinum Rouy
- Trifolium medium var. eriocalycinum Hausskn.
- Trifolium medium var. flexuosum (Jacq.) C.Vicioso
- Trifolium medium var. majus Boiss.
- Trifolium medium var. microphyllum Lej.
- Trifolium medium var. microphyllum Lej. & Courtois
- Trifolium medium var. speciosissimum Schur
- Trifolium medium var. strictum Hartm.
- Trifolium medium var. subpilosum Charit.
- Trifolium subexpansum Schur
- Trigonella micrantha Desf.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 1,231 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kostas Zontanos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ellyne Geurts, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Melton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sanja565658, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Tittley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sanja565658, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ljaž, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anthony O'Leary, CC0, 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.