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Arrowleaf clover

Trifolium vessiculosum Savi

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Trifolium

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Arrowleaf clover: Introduced, cool-season, semi-erect, annual legume. Stems are thick and hollow. Juvenile trifoliate leaves are club shaped while mature leaves are arrow shaped
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
箭叶三叶草, 箭叶车轴草
English
Arrowleaf clover
Hungarian
Hólyagos here
Macedonian
Меуреста детелина
Turkish
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Synonyms

  • Amoria vesiculosa (Savi) Roskov
  • Mistyllus turgidus (M.Bieb.) C.Presl
  • Trifolium recurvum Waldst. & Kit.
  • Trifolium turgidum M.Bieb.
  • Trifolium vesiculosum subvar. stanodactylon Gibelli & Belli
  • Trifolium vesiculosum var. grisebachianum Gibelli & Belli

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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). About our plant data.