Skye Flora

Hop Trefoil


Trifolium campestre

 

Trifolium campestre

Photo © Carl Farmer
30 Oct 2002 Portree, Isle of Skye

Occasional on roadsides and disturbed ground

Flowerhead diameter c 10-15 mm

Skye ID: Dead petals spread over pods to make a flattish covering, not folded about their midrib.

Other features: Annual.  Leaves trefoil with end leaflet stalked.

 

Trifolium campestre

Photo © Carl Farmer
30 Oct 2002 Portree, Isle of Skye

Fruiting head with old petals covering pods

  Trifolium campestre

Photo © Carl Farmer
30 Oct 2002 Portree, Isle of Skye


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