Trifolium scabrum L.

Spice In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Trifolium

Catalan common name: Trèvol aspre.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Holoartica

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Therophytic calicole fields. Therophytics communities.

Characteristics: A small annual clover. Leaves have a white spot and the venation is well marked, forms arcs on the leaf obverse. Flowers produce a calyx with rigid teeth once fertilized. Flowers at the end of the winter.