Hare's-foot Clover
Hare's-foot Clover - Trifolium arvense
Description
Low to short, hairy plant. Lower leaves stalked, upper leaves unstalked. Flowers whitish or pinkish 4 mm long, numerous in dense oblong or egg shaped, stalked, silkily hairy heads.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Dry grassy habitats.
When to see it
June to September.
Life History
Annual or biennial.
UK Status
Scattered throughout much of Britain except northern Scotland, but quite local.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 43 of the 617 tetrads.
Graham Calow
Croft Hill
17 July 2012
Peter Smith
Mountsorrel: Castle Hill
15 July 2011
Graham Calow
Croft Hill
17 July 2012
David Gould
Wolsey Island, Leicester
09 July 2015
Peter Smith
Mountsorrel: Castle Hill
15 July 2011
HAPeacock
Freeman's Lock
02 July 2013
David Gould
Fosse Park roundabout, Leicester
26 July 2016
David Gould
Wolsey Island, Leicester
09 July 2015
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