Trifolium ambiguum

Species category

Weed

Common name

Kura 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 1.7–2.3 mm 
  • Width 1.3–1.6 mm 
  • Thickness 0.8–1 mm 

Color

Yellow to brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

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

Identification notes

There is a light-colored line on the side of the seed between the radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
and cotyledon lobes. HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is at the end of the radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
lobe.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Trifolium ambiguum M. Bieb.

 Trifolium ambiguum.  True seeds with a light colored line on the side of the seed between the radicle and cotyledon lobes. 
Trifolium ambiguum. True seeds with a light colored line on the side of the seed between the radicle and cotyledon lobes.