Fabaceae
Reversed clover
Trifolium resupinatum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Trifolium
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Common names
By language (24)
- Arabic
- نفل متكئ
- Armenian
- Շաբդար
- arz
- نفل متكئ
- Bulgarian
- Персийска детелина
- Catalan
- Trèvol vermell
- Chinese
- 扭花车轴草, 波斯三叶草
- Czech
- Jetel zvrácený
- Dutch
- Perzische klaver
- English
- Reversed clover, Persian clover
- Finnish
- Tuoksuapila
- Georgian
- Შაბთარი
- German
- Persischer Klee, Wende-Klee
- Hebrew
- תלתן הפוך
- hsb
- Persiski dźećel
- lah
- شفتل
- Macedonian
- Персиска детелина
- Marathi
- शफ्तल
- Persian
- شبدر ایرانی
- Punjabi
- ਸ਼ਫ਼ਤਲ
- Slovak
- Ďatelina obrátená
- Slovenian
- Zasukanocvetna detelja
- Swedish
- Doftklöver
- Ukrainian
- Конюшина перевернута
- Welsh
- Meillionen wrthdro
Synonyms
- Amoria resupinata (L.) Roskov
- Galearia resupinata (L.) C.Presl
- Xerosphaera resupinata (L.) Soják
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June (from 960 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Darrel Watts, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Patterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Terraprima, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katrin Simon, 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.