Trifolium ochroleucon subsp. ochroleucon

Species category

Weed

Common name

Caucasian 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 1.5–2 mm 
  • Width 1.3–1.8 mm 
  • Thickness 0.8–1 mm 

Color

Yellow

Texture

Shiny

Other structures

The radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
lobe is three-fourths the length of the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobe.

Identification notes

There is a strong grove on the seed surface that separates 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.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Trifolium ochroleucon subsp. ochroleucon

Synonyms

Trifolium caucasicum Tausch.

 Trifolium caucsicum . True seeds with the radicle lobe 3/4 the length of the cotyledon lobe. 
Trifolium caucsicum. True seeds with the radicle lobe 3/4 the length of the cotyledon lobe.