YELLOW CLOVER

Class: Trifolium aureum, agrarium

Family: PEA FAMILY

Sub Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae

Year: Biennial

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Colour: Yellow

Height: 20-50 cm (8-20")

Each Flower: 5-7 mm (3/16-1/4") long with flared standard

Leaves: Lower leaves have long stalks and upper ones very short stalks; all stalks have stipules where they join main stem; each stalk terminates in 3 elliptical leaflets, serrated around upper 2/3, more so in lower leaves

Stems: Several thin, rigid stems from one root-stock

Blooming Period: June - September

Habitat: Roadsides and waste ground

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