Trifolium arvense L.

General Appearance

Trifolium arvense L., it is an erect or ascending annual, up to 30 cm tall, hairy. Stipules ovate-oblong, cuspidate, membranous between nerves. Leaflets linear-oblong to narrowly elliptic, obscurely denticulate above, mucronate, 10-20 x 2-3 (-4) mm. Heads 10·20 mm long, many-f1owered, ovoid-globose to cylindrical, elongating in fruit, sessile to short-pedunculate. Calyx c, 6 mm long. tubular-campanulate. 10-nerved, hairy, tube c. 1/3 as long as teeth; throat closed by a ring of hairs, not by callosity; teeth equal, setaceous and plumose, often purplish or pink. Corolla much shorter than calyx (2.5-) 3-6 mm, persistent. Pods ovoid, membranous, 1-seeded. Seed globular, yellow.

Flowering in: Mar-May.

Life Form

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Phytochoria

ES+MED+IT. The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to Central Asia and Iran, N. Africa to NE. Tropical Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Jabal Nafusa: Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Al-Merj 1922 Tocra , U. Bakur 1933 (20 km) from Baida 1978 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 S.AL-Marj 2011 Wadi El-Kouf 2016 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019, 2024

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522881-1

Link of images: https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/trifolium-arvense, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/trifolium/arvense/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/TRIARV/

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522881-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522881-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212967, https://www.gbif.org/species/5359246, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/148015/trifolium-arvense-l, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/trifolium-arvense, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/1171.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_treflechamps.php, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/trifolium/arvense/, http://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=123&cname=Rabbitfoot%20clover, https://petehillmansnaturephotography.wordpress.com/hares-foot-clover-trifolium-arvense/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/TRIARV/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifolium_arvense

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1980) Flora of Libya, Fabaceae Vol. (86) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 243.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

El-farse, M.H., Omar. N., Al-Zerbi, A.K., Alaib, M.A. El-Awamie, M.W., Bleiblo, F.A. (2024.) Floristic Diversity, Life-Form Composition, and Anthropogenic Pressures on The Vegetation of Wadi om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Northeastern Libya. International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR). Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024 ● Website: http://www.ijfmr.com, https://www.ijfmr.com/papers/2024/6/33405.pdf, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muftah-Elfarse-2

Floristic diversity of wadi om El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2024

El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sh-Hoob-El-Ahmir, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District – Libya. 2020

El-farse, M.H. (2019) Study of the vegetation of Wadi Om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. Master Thesis- department of environmental science and engineering, Academy of post graduate studies, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).

Al-Zarbi, A. K. & Al-Aaib, M A. (2016) Pastoral Vegetation in Wadi Al-Kuf in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar Libya, Journal of Science and Human Studies. Issue 4-ISSN: 2312-4962 Benghazi University. (In Arabic).

الغطاء النباتي الرعوي بوادي الكوف بالجبل الأخضر ليبيا, 2016

EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf

FLORA AND VEGETATION ON SOUTH EL-MARJ ZONE SOUTH EL-JABAL EL-AKHADAR.2011

Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic).

Al-Hamadi R.I. (1999) Floristic and ecological study of Wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. -: 261 – under: Trifolium arvense var. cyrenaicum Pamp. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica