Low Hopclover, Large Hopclover
Trifolium campestre Schreb.
Fabaceae (Legume Family)
▲▼ flowering plants
▲▼ flowering plants
▲▼ flowers
▲ closer view of flowering stems
▲ flower, stem details
▲ dried flowers and seed pods
▲ mature plant, showing persisting dried flowers
▲▼ comparisons between stems and plants of small hopclover (left) and large hopclover (right)
Large Hop Clover, Low Hopclover:
· Annual or biennial weed native to Eurasia in the Legume family (Fabaceae) that is very similar to Black Medic
· Has 20-40 flowers per cluster that remain on plant after flowering (black medic flowers drop after flowering)
· Low hopclover’s flower “standard” petal has visible grooves on its outside and is held parallel to the “keel” petals; black medic’s flower “standard” petal does not have these grooves, and when fully open, is held perpendicular to the “keel” petals
· Black medic seed pods are black; hop clover seed pods are brown
· Has trifoliate leaves with petioles longer than the leaflet; center petiole is longer than petioles for two side leaflets
· Has sprawling to clumping growth
· Common turfgrass weed
· Very similar Small Hopclover has smaller seedheads, with fewer flowers per cluster (5-18) and the petioles are shorter than the leaflets, plus center leaf petiole is the same size as the side leaflets’ petioles
