Trifolium heldreichianum

Species category

Weed

Common name

Heldreich's 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 1.2–1.5 mm
  • Width 1.3–1.5 mm
  • Thickness 0.7–1 mm

Color

Yellow to purple with mottling

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

The ends 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 rounded.

Identification notes

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is more exposed because the two lobes are more spread apart; length and width are about the same.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Trifolium heldreichianum (Gibelli & Belli) Hausskn.

 Trifolium heldreichianum . True seeds with the hilum more exposed because the two lobes are more spread apart.
Trifolium heldreichianum. True seeds with the hilum more exposed because the two lobes are more spread apart.