Trifolium montanum

Species category

Weed

Common name

mountain 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 2–2.5 mm 
  • Width 1.3–1.6 mm 
  • Thickness 1–1.2 mm 

Color

Brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

Often a small hump is present on the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
side above the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
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Identification notes

Seed outline can be irregular. Central axis of the radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
and the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobes can be quite parallel. There is often a strong groove between the lobes.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Trifolium montanum L.

 Trifolium montanum.  True seeds with a strong groove between the lobes.
Trifolium montanum. True seeds with a strong groove between the lobes.