Trifolium alexandrinum L.

Spice In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Trifolium

Catalan common name: Bersim. Trèvol.

Spanish common name: Bersín. Trébol de Alejandría.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): East Mediterranean

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated species. Cultivated specie.

Characteristics: A plant very similar to T. squamosum. Differs from this later species in that its folioles of the middle leaves are shorter than its petiole and its upper leaves are much longer.

Observations: Cultivated and naturalizated specie.