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Perennial herbs, stoloniferous, glabrous to glabrescent. Stems 10-30 cm, prostrate, rooting at nodes. Leaves long petio­late, palmately 3-foliolate; stipules ovate-lanceolate, membra­nous, with veins green or red, sheathing at base, apex subulate; petiolule 1-1.5 mm; leaflets obovate to ovate, 6-20(-40) × 8-16(-25) mm, lateral veins 13 pairs, prominent on both surfaces, base cuneate, apex emarginate to broadly rounded. Flowers 20-50(-80), in terminal, globose umbels, 1.5-4 cm; peduncle equal to or longer than petiole; involucre absent; bracts lanceolate-ov­ate, membranous; pedicels 2-5 mm, reflexed after anthesis. Ca­lyx 3-5 mm, veins 6-10; teeth shorter than tube. Corolla white, rarely pink-tinged, 5-12 mm, fragrant; standard elliptic, ca. 2 × wings and keel. Ovary sessile; ovules 3 or 4. Legume linear-oblong. Seeds 2-4, ovoid to reniform. Fl. and fr. May-Oct.

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Trifolium repens L., Sp. Pl. 767. 1753.

Hierbas perennes, 10–30 cm de alto; tallos postrados, glabros o glabrescentes. Folíolos obovados a orbiculares u obcordados, (8–) 10–25 (–35) mm de largo y 10–15 (–20) mm de ancho, ápice redondeado, a veces retuso, base redondeada o aguda, margen agudamente serrulado, nervios secundarios manchas claras u obscuras; pecíolos 4–10 (–20) cm de largo, estípulas ovado-lanceoladas, 10–14 mm de largo. Inflorescencias umbeladas, axilares, densas, flores 20–numerosas, pedúnculos al menos tan largos como las hojas subyacentes, pedicelos 3–5 mm de largo, marcadamente reflexos después de la antesis; cáliz 3–5 mm de largo, tubo campanulado, glabro, diente superior más largo que el resto y casi tan largo como el tubo; corola generalmente 7–11 mm de largo, mayormente blanca, estandarte ovado a ovado-lanceolado, apicalmente redondeado, alas y quilla más cortas que el estandarte, auriculadas, unguiculadas; ovario oblongo, 1–4-ovulado, glabro, estilo curvado distalmente, persistente. Frutos 4–5 mm de largo, comprimidos entre las semillas, envueltos por el cáliz; semillas 2–4, ovoides a reniformes, ca 1 mm de largo.

Nativa de Europa, introducida y naturalizada en todo el mundo para forraje. Las flores son importantes para la producción de miel.

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Glabrate perennial herb, rooting at the nodes. Leaves trifoliolate, the leaflets obcordate, 8-15 mm long, 10-20 mm wide, the venation conspicuous, parallel,

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ascending and produced into conspicuous, small, apical teeth; petiolules short, ca. 1 mm long; petiole elongate, many times longer than the leaflets, glabrate; stipules membranaceous, 10-14 mm long, sheathing the stem, apically caudate. Inflorescences axillary, globose heads 15-30 mm across; petiole elongate, to 40 cm long, usually exceeding the peduncles, glabrate; pedicels slender, 3-5 mm long. Flowers fragrant, white (Panama), pink, red or yellow, soon turning brown; calyx glabrous, ca. 10-veined, ca. 5 mm long, the teeth subulate, the uppermost much longer and nearly as long as the tube; corolla exserted 7-8 mm from the calyx tube, the petals more or less smooth (not sulcate), the standard ca. 10 mm long, subentire, the wings with the claw narrowly orbicular, ca. 3.5 mm long, slightly auricled, the keel ca. 7 mm long, slightly shorter than the wings, oblong; stamens diadelphous, the filaments united less than 1/2 way, mostly expanded just below the anthers; ovary stipitate to about halfway up, glabrous, the style curved in the upper 1/2. Fruit linear, 4-seeded, compressed between the seeds, enclosed in the calyx.

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Hierba postrada o rastrera, hasta al menos 0.6 m, estolonífera (los tallos enraizantes a la altura de los nudos), las ramitas glabras o glabradas; estípulas 1–1.4 cm, la porción libre 0.5–1 cm. Hojas palmadamente compuestas; pecíolo 4–28 cm; raquis nulo; folíolos (0.8–)1–2.5(–3.5) X 1–2 cm, obovados a orbiculares u obdeltados, redondeados y (a veces) retusos en el ápice, glabros en ambas caras, a menudo con una mancha en forma de “V” en el haz. Infls. axilares, umbeladas, de 20–80 fls., el pedúnculo 10–20(–40) cm. Fls. blancas o (raramente) rosadas a rojas; cáliz 3–5 mm, campanulado; estandarte 7–13 mm, ovado a ovado-lanceolado. Frs. pardo anaranjado (cuando maduros), 0.4–0.5 X 0.12–0.15 cm, oblongoides; semillas 3–5, ca. 1 mm, ovoides a reniformes.

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Perennial; stems creeping, sending up long-petioled lvs and long- peduncled heads; stipules connate beyond the level of adnation to the petiole to form a pale, tubular- amplexicaul sheath, but the tips separate; lfls broadly elliptic to obovate, rounded to retuse at the summit, 1–2 cm; fls 7–11 mm, distinctly pedicellate; cal glabrous, the tube 1.8–3 mm, the nerves leading to the acute sinuses sharply defined and ending in a purple spot; cal-lobes narrowly triangular, acuminate, unequal, the longest about equaling the tube; cor white or tinged with pink, the standard elliptic-obovate, rounded at the tip, exceeding the obtuse wings; 2n=32 (64). Native of Eurasia, commonly planted and escaped in lawns and roadsides throughout most of temperate N. Amer. All summer.

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Glabrous to glabrescent perennial, prostrate, rooting at nodes. Leaflets 1-4 cm long, broadly obovate, rounded or retuse at the apex; petiole long; stipules broad at the base, sheathing, ending in a subulate apex. Inflorescence a globose raceme, 15-25 mm broad. Flowers scented. Calyx 2-6 mm, 10-nerved, teeth unequal. Corolla white or pinkish. Vexillum 8-13 mm long. Fruit linear, 3-4-seeded.

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Stem: growth stoloniferous. Leaf: type digitate trifoliolate. Inflorescence: bract(s) absent; number of the flower more than 20. Flower: cleistogamy absent; colour white/pink; calyx non accrescent; calyx non urceolate; standard smooth.

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Tallo: crescimiento estolonífero(s). Hoja: tipo digitada(s) trifoliolada(s). Inflorescencia: bractea(s) ausente(s); número de flor(es) más que 20. Flor: cleistogamia ausente(s); color blanca/rosa; cáliz no acrescente(s); cáliz no urceolado(s); estandarte liso(s).

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Caule: crescimento estolonífero(s). Folha: tipo digitado(s) trifoliolada(s). Inflorescência: bráctea(s) ausente(s); número de flor(es) mais de 20. Flor: cleistogamia ausente(s); cor branca/rosa; cálice(s) não acrescente(s); cálice(s) não urceolado(s); estandarte liso(s).

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Inflorescence globose; peduncle very long, erect; bracts small, ovate-oblong, acuminate.

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Leaves long-petioled; leaflets cuneate-obovate, the lateral nerves straight, pale; stipules small, obovate-lanceolate, with short, subulate points.

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Stems creeping and rooting at the nodes.

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Seeds ovoid, pale brown.

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Corolla white or whitish or pinkish, ± twice as long as the calyx; standard oblong; wings subequalling the claw, the auricles short and broad; keel slightly shorter than the wings.

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Pod linear-oblong, 3–4 seeded.

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Flowers with pedicels slender, reflexed after flowering.

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Calyx glabrous; tube campanulate, 10-nerved; teeth triangular-lanceolate, subulate, pale-margined, the two upper longer.

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Perennial herb, glabrous.

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Stängel kriechend und an den Knoten wurzelnd, oft verzweigt. Blätter 3zählig. Teilblätter breit verkehrt-eiförmig, bis 4 cm lang, fein gezähnt, oft ausgerandet, meist mit heller Zeichnung, kahl. Nebenblätter trockenhäutig. Blüten weiss, manc

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Perennial herb, up to 300 mm high. Stems procumbent. Leaves long-petioled; leaflets < twice as long as wide, cuneate-obovate, lateral nerves straight, pale; stipules small, obovate-lanceolate, with short, subulate points. Flowers: with slender pedicels, reflexed after flowering; calyx 3-5 mm long; corolla white to pinkish; Mar.-Dec. Pod linear-oblong; constricted between seeds, 3- or 4- seeded.

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Erva

herb

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5–9. Kunstrasen, Wegränder, Schuttplätze, kollin-subalpin(-alpin). CH.

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Vredefort Dome Savanna. Grassland, especially disturbed places.

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Terrícola

Native to Europe and northern Asia.

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