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Trifolium vesiculosum

Authority Savi Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names arrowleaf clover Editor Ecocrop code 10548

Notes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION A herbaceous legume up to 60-150 cm tall. It has conical, often 5 cm long flower heads composed of 150-170 individual florets in pink to purple colours. USES It is grown for forage. KILLING T Resistant to frost. GROWING PERIOD Annual. In the southern United States and southern Europe, it is usually sown in September, it yields forage in January-May, and flowers and fruit in June-July. COMMON NAMES Arrowleaf clover. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: T. turgidum. Arrowleaf clover is native of the Mediterranean region. It is fairly drought-resistant and usually found on dry grassy slopes. It require a photoperiod of more than 14.0 hours of light and warm night temperatures for flowering. Forage yields are recorded at 7-12 t/ha and seed yields at 100-500 kg/ha.
Sources
Grassland Index Heath M 1985 pp 136-139 [DRA, TEXT, PH, FER] Roecklein J 1987 pp 137 [USE, TEXT] Duke J 1981 pp 266-268 320 [DRA, KTMP, TEXT, RAIN, TEMP, PH]