Trifolium campestre Schreb.

Spice In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Trifolium

Catalan common name: Trèvol.

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. Therophytic silicolous fields. Fields and road sides. Therophytic communities.

Characteristics: This is a small annual, very common to field borders and cultivated fields, when in flower it is easy to identify, as these are pale yellow and grouped in a small peduncle cap. There is no other Trifolium with yellow flowers to be found in the islands.