Trifolium arvense

Common Name: 

rabbitfoot clover, stoneclover, old field clover

Scientific Name: 

Trifolium arvense L.

Family Name: 

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Pea or Bean Family

Identification Notes

Life Cycle

introduced summer or winter annual, reproducing by seed

Stems

upright, freely branching, pubescent

Leaves

alternate, trifoliate, dense silky hairs; leaflets from same point, linear to oblanceolate

Flowers

pink to pale purple; heads oval to cylindrical, grayish-pink, fuzzy, rabbitfoot-like