Flower ID: IMG_1928.JPG-08-24-2017 Flower name (scientific): Trifolium arvense Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) try-FOH-lee-um ar-VEN-see Flower name (common): Rabbit-foot Clover Family name (common): Pea (Bean, Legume) Family name (scientific): Fabaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Latin for three-leaved. Specific epithet: Of the fields. Common name origin: Having the supposed resemblance to a rabbit's foot. Clover has an extended etymology, with numerous spelling variations. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.5 inches (0.5 to 1.3 cm) Petal count: 0 Color: White to pinkish. Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Erect Size: 4 to 16 inches (10 to 41 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Leaflets are up to 2 cm long and up to 6 to 8 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, trifoliate, leaflet, elliptic, elliptic-oblong, or oblanceolate-oblong (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, naturalized. Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Prairies, fields, disturbed areas, waste areas, roadsides, sun or part shade, dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.795293 Longitude: -91.513918 Altitude: 265.10 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oneida, Ozaukee, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Price, Richland, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed