Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

TRIFOLIUM (G, La)
Wild Clover (Le)
Family: FABACEAE

tri-, = three times, thrice; folium, = a leaf. (leaves are trifoliate)
(LS, Ws, Le)

Trifolium angustifolium var. angustifolium (alien and naturalised) (La)
Pink Bunny-tail (Vo)
Location: (F, P)

angustus, = narrow, strait, close, contracted, small, not spacious; folium, = a leaf. (narrow-leaved)
(ld, BL)

Trifolium arvense (La)

Location: (P)

arva, = an arable field, cornfield; arvus, arvum, = that has been ploughed, but not yet sown, ploughed, arable;an arable field, cultivated land, a field, ploughed land, glebe; -ensis, = indicates country or place of growth or origin or else habitat. (growing in fields or cultivated land) (pertaining to fields or cultivated lands; presumably relating to its weediness) (Alien)
(ld, BL, Cw)

Trifolium burchellianum subsp. burchellianum (alien and naturalised) (La)
Wild Clover(PS) Wildeklawer
Location: (F)

For William John Burchell (1781-1863).** -anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(Ch, BL)

Trifolium campestre (alien and naturalised) (La)
Geelklawer(PS) Low Clover
Location: (F, K, P)

campester, campestris, = of or pertaining to a level field, even, flat, level, champaign. (pertaining to lands or flat areas as opposed to hills and mountains)
(ld, BL)

Trifolium dubium (alien and naturalised) (La)
Shamrock(PS) Yellow Clover
Location: (P)

dubius, = wavering in opinion, doubting, doubtful, dubious, uncertain. (doubtful) (Alien)
(ld, BL, Cw)

Trifolium glomeratum (La)

Location: (P)

glomero, = to gather into a round heap or knot, to collect, press, crowd, assemble together; (form into a ball) -atus, = indicates possession or likeness. (compactly clustered) (Alien)
(ld, BL, Cw)

Trifolium repens [Now T. burchellianum subsp. burchellianum] (La)
White Clover(PS) Witteklawer
Location: (F, P)

repo, repens, = to creep, crawl; creeping, crawling. (creeping prostrate and rooting)
(ld, BL)

Trifolium subterraneum (La)

Location: (F)

sub, = under, below, beneath, underneath; a little, somewhat, rather, slightly; (below, under, approaching, almost, somewhat, not completely, a little) terra, terrenum, = land, ground, soil.
(ld, BL)