Hare's-foot Clover - Trifolium arvense

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Description

Low to short, hairy plant. Lower leaves stalked, upper leaves unstalked. Flowers whitish or pinkish 4 mm long, numerous in dense oblong or egg shaped, stalked, silkily hairy heads.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Dry grassy habitats.

When to see it

June to September.

Life History

Annual or biennial.

UK Status

Scattered throughout much of Britain except northern Scotland, but quite local.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 43 of the 617 tetrads.

  • Graham Calow
    Croft Hill
    17 July 2012
  • Peter Smith
    Mountsorrel: Castle Hill
    15 July 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Croft Hill
    17 July 2012
  • David Gould
    Wolsey Island, Leicester
    09 July 2015
  • Peter Smith
    Mountsorrel: Castle Hill
    15 July 2011
  • HAPeacock
    Freeman's Lock
    02 July 2013
  • David Gould
    Fosse Park roundabout, Leicester
    26 July 2016
  • David Gould
    Wolsey Island, Leicester
    09 July 2015

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Haresfoot Trefoil, Hare's-foot Clover
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
32
First record:
07/07/2010 (LNC;Steve Woodward)
Last record:
14/08/2024 (Bell, Melinda)

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  • Peter Smith
    Mountsorrel, Castle Hill
    09 July 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Croft Hill
    17 July 2012
  • HAPeacock
    Freeman's Lock
    02 July 2013
  • Peter Smith
    Vaughan Way, Leicester
    17 July 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Smockington Hollow A5
    29 July 2020
  • Graham Calow
    Smockington Hollow A5
    29 July 2020