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Fabaceae

Star clover

Trifolium stellatum L.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Trifolium

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Star clover (Trifolium stellatum)
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Common names

By language (15)
Arabic
نفل نجمي
arz
نفل نجمى
Catalan
Trèvol estrellat
English
Star clover, Starry clover
French
Trèfle étoilé
German
Stern-Klee
Hebrew
תלתן כוכבני
Icelandic
Stjörnusmári
kab
Asfarar
Macedonian
Ѕвездеста детелина
Persian
شبدر ستارهای
Slovenian
Zvezdasta detelja
Swedish
Stjärnklöver
Turkish
Yıldızlı üçgül
Welsh
Meillionen serennog

Synonyms

  • Trifolium xanthicum Freyn

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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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.