description Rabbit Foot Clover Overview
Rabbit-foot clover, Trifolium arvense, is an annual or biennial legume native to Europe and western Asia and now widespread in eastern and Pacific areas of North America. It grows in sunny, dry, often sandy places such as field edges, roadsides, dunes, vineyards, and orchards. Its alternate trifoliate leaves and dense grayish-pink, fuzzy flower heads make it distinctive; the plant can fix nitrogen and may become invasive where it reseeds freely.
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What is rabbit-foot clover?
Rabbit-foot clover, Trifolium arvense, is a small legume native to Europe and western Asia. It is now widespread in eastern and Pacific areas of North America.
Where does rabbit-foot clover grow?
It prefers sunny, dry, often sandy places such as field edges, roadsides, dunes, vineyards, and orchards. It is well suited to disturbed ground and low-moisture soils.
Why is it called rabbit-foot clover?
The name refers to its soft, elongated flower heads, which can resemble a rabbit's foot. The plant's pale, hairy flower clusters are more distinctive than the small individual flowers.
Is Trifolium arvense an annual or perennial plant?
It is generally an annual or biennial plant. It completes its life cycle over one or two growing seasons rather than persisting as a long-lived perennial.
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