Trifolium resupinatum
persian clover, reversed clover
Family
Fabaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
trifoliolate
Leaf Shape
palmate lobed
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, pink, purple
Flower Month
March - July
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.4
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
FACU
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
-1
Animal Use
Desirable forage for cattle. The following information is for the genus Trifolium: Animals that eat its foliage, seeds: Pectoral sandpiper, Greater prairie chicken, Chestnut-bellied scaled quail, Wild turkey, Pocket gopher, Meadow mouse, Pine mouse. Animals that eat its seeds: Horned lark, Pipit, Animals that eat the plant: Beaver, Muskrat, Cottontail rabbit, Mearns cottontail rabbit, Raccoon, Eastern skunk, White-tailed deer (Martin et al. 1951).
Natural History
Found on roadsides throughout Louisiana and east Texas. A native of Europe that is now widely naturalized.
Habitat
Roadsides, lawns, weedy fields.