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Trifolium arvense

Species category

Weed

Common name

rabbitfoot clover, hare's foot clover, oldfield clover, stone clover, hairy 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

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
 to mitten

Size

  • Length 0.9–1.1 mm
  • Width 0.7–0.9 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–0.7 mm

Color

Yellow to brown

Texture

Smooth to shiny

Other structures

The radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
 lobe is about 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

Seed surface is covered with small uniformly spaced dots.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Trifolium arvense L.

Synonyms

Trifolium arvense L. var. arvense
Trifolium arvense L. var. perpusillum DC.

Trifolium arvense. True seeds that have a surface that is covered with small, uniformly spaced dots. 
Trifolium arvense. True seeds that have a surface that is covered with small, uniformly spaced dots.