Trifolium fragiferum L.
Common Name : Strawberry clover
Family : Fabaceae
HABIT |
AN ANNUAL HERB. |
STEMS |
CREEPING STEM THAT ROOTS AT
STEM JOINTS (NODES), FORMING LARGE CLUMPS. |
LEAVES |
THE LEAVES ARE BORNE ON LONG PETIOLES. EACH BLADE IS MADE UP OF
USUALLY THREE SERRATED OVAL LEAFLETS UP TO 2 TO 2.5 CM LONG |
FLOWERS |
INFLORESCENCE GLOBULAR AND
COMPACT, 10-12 MM IN DIAMETER, WITH PINK OR PURPLISH RED FLORETS, AND WHEN
RIPE, BECOME REDDISH AND RESEMBLE STRAWBERRY FRUITS. |
FRUITS |
FRUITING HEADS ARE ROUND,
SPARSELY HAIRY, TAN TO REDDISH BROWN AND LOOK SIMILAR TO HAIRY, UNRIPE
RASPBERRIES BECAUSE OF THE CLUSTERED INDIVIDUAL TINY FRUITS THAT FORM THE HEA
. |
SEEDS |
HEART-SHAPED AND COLOURED
LIGHT BROWN WITH DARK BROWN FLECKS. |