Putnam Park Wildflowers


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