Trifolium pannonicum

Species category

Weed

Common name

Hungarian 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

Mitten

Size

  • Length 2.2–2.8 mm
  • Width 1.7–2.3 mm
  • Thickness 1.5–1.8 mm

Color

Light brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

There is a strong groove separating 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 on the seed surface.

Identification notes

The axes of 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 not parallel. Seed shape is variable.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Trifolium pannonicum Jacq.

Synonyms

Trifolium armenium Willd.
Trifolium pannonicum Jacq. ssp. elongatum (Willd.) Zohary

 Trifolium pannonicum.  True seeds with the axis of the radicle and cotyledon lobes not parallel.
Trifolium pannonicum. True seeds with the axis of the radicle and cotyledon lobes not parallel.