Trifolium pallescens

Species category

Flower

Common name

fading 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 1.1–1.4 mm
  • Width 0.9–1.2 mm
  • Thickness 0.6–0.9 mm

Color

Black or yellow with black mottling

Texture

Dull and smooth

Other structures

The radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
lobe can approach the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
length making the shape ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
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Identification notes

Color varies from solid black to strong black mottling on a yellow background.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Trifolium pallescens Schreb.

 Trifolium pallescens.  True seeds with color varying from solid black to strong black mottling on a yellow background.
Trifolium pallescens. True seeds with color varying from solid black to strong black mottling on a yellow background.