Fabaceae
Tomcat clover
Trifolium willdenovii
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Trifolium
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Common names
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- English
- Tomcat clover
Synonyms
- Trifolium aciculare Torr. & A.Gray
- Trifolium aciculare Nutt.
- Trifolium fimbriatum var. angustifolium A.Gray
- Trifolium involucratum Sm.
- Trifolium nuttallii Steud.
- Trifolium polyphyllum Nutt.
- Trifolium scabrellum Greene
- Trifolium segetum Greene
- Trifolium tridentatum Lindl.
- Trifolium tridentatum f. trimorphum (Greene) McDermott
- Trifolium tridentatum f. watsonii (Lojac.) McDermott
- Trifolium tridentatum var. aciculare (Nutt.) McDermott
- Trifolium tridentatum var. clivorum Jeps.
- Trifolium tridentatum var. scabrellum (Greene) Greene
- Trifolium tridentatum var. segetum (Greene) McDermott
- Trifolium tridentatum var. watsonii (Lojac.) Jeps.
- Trifolium trimorphum Greene
- Trifolium watsonii Lojac.
- Trifolium willdenovii var. typicum L.D.Benson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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.