NameThatPlant.net: Trifolium carolinianum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trifolium carolinianum FAMILY Fabaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Wild White Clover from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trifolium carolinianum FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-14-011:

Trifolium carolinianum FAMILY Fabaceae

COMMON NAME:
Carolina Clover, Wild White Clover

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trifolium carolinianum FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trifolium carolinianum FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-14-011:
Trifolium carolinianum FAMILY Fabaceae

2718

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Open woodlands, woodland edges, pine savannas, thin soils around rock outcrops, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare (historically in NC, but not recently seen)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
Stipules conspicuous, persistent, & adnate to the petiole

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Purplish
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Legume

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