Trifolium lanceolatum (J.B.Gillett) J.B.Gillett

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trifolium

Characteristics

More or less erect annual resembling T. rueppellianum.. Differs from T. rueppellianum in the stipules being usually somewhat laciniate at the margin, in the leaflets which are lanceolate and very acute, up to 27 mm. long by 7 mm. wide, with prominent whitish nerves set at an angle of ± 30° with the midrib, and the pilose calyx.. Corolla purple, ± 5 mm. long, shorter than the calyx.. Ovules 2.. Stated by Bogdan to be cleistogamous.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Trifolium lanceolatum world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523283-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213020
COL ID 58PWS
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Synonyms

Trifolium lanceolatum Trifolium rueppellianum var. lanceolatum