Trifolium willdenovii

Species category

Agricultural

Common name

tomcat clover

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Irregularly ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 1.5–2 mm
  • Width 1.3–1.8 mm
  • Thickness 0.9–1.3 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Shiny

Other structures

The radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
and cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobes are usually the same length.

Identification notes

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
located in a depression between the ends of the lobes.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Trifolium willdenovii Spreng.

Synonyms

Trifolium tridentatum Lindl.
Trifolium tridentatum Lindl. var. aciculare (Nutt.) McDermott
Trifolium willdenowii Spreng., orth. var.

 Trifolium willdenovii.  True seeds with the radicle and cotyledon lobes of usually the same length.
Trifolium willdenovii. True seeds with the radicle and cotyledon lobes of usually the same length.