Hare's Foot, Rabbitfoot Clover, Rabbit-foot Clover
Trifolium arvense
Synonyms: Trifolium arvense var. arvense, Trifolium arvense var. perpusillum
Photo at right illustrates a stem leaf of rabbit-foot clover.........late May 2001.
Rabbit-foot clover is an erect annual with soft, hairy herbage. One to several branched stems arise from 10-40 cm high. The leaves are compound ternate (3 leaflets) with individual leaflets ranging from 8-25 mm long and linear-oblanceolate in shape.
The flower heads range from 5-25 mm long and 10-13 mm wide (See above photo.) and contain many flowers. The flowers measure 5-6 mm long with white or pale pink corollas. The teeth of the calyx are about twice as long as the tube. The fruit is a one-seeded legume.
Rabbit-foot clover may be found along roadsides, in waste areas, and other disturbed places.
Rabbit-foot clover is a weedy species introduced from Europe. It may be found in North America in the eastern portion of the continent. In the west it may be found west of the Cascade Mts. from British Columbia south to Oregon.
In the Columbia River Gorge, it may be found between the elevations of 100'-700' between Troutdale, OR in the west and Doug's Beach in the east.
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