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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trifolium fragiferum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trifolium fragiferum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trifolium fragiferum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Trifolium fragiferum
COMMON NAME:
Strawberry Clover
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trifolium fragiferum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trifolium fragiferum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Trifolium fragiferum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Trifolium fragiferum
2518
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Middle East
Waif(s)
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
Stipules conspicuous, persistent, & adnate to the petiole
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink/ Purplish-red
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Reddish
Legume
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