Rabbitsfoot Clover
Trifolium arvense L.
Fabaceae (Legume Family)
▲ young plant
▲ mature, flowering plant, about 8 inches tall
▲ flowering stem
▲ flower
Rabbitsfoot Clover:
annual or winter annual with erect stems—6-18” tall; leaves are thin, ½ - 1” long
leaves & stems are very hairy
inflorescence is also very hairy—looks like a rabbit’s foot
found on dry, infertile soils as a turfgrass weed
native to Missouri