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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Hop Trefoil<br /> | image = Trpr7_001_svd.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Fabales]]<br /> | familia = [[Fabaceae]]<br /> | subfamilia = [[Faboideae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Clover|Trifolium]]''<br /> | species = '''''T. campestre'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Trifolium campestre''<br /> | binomial_authority = [[Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber|Schreb.]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''''Trifolium campestre''''', commonly known as '''Hop Trefoil''' and '''Low Hop Clover''', is a species of [[clover]] native to [[Europe]] and western [[Asia]], growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy [[grassland]] habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins, roadsides, wastelands and cultivated land. The species name ''campestre'' means &quot;of the fields&quot;.<br /> <br /> It is a herbaceous [[biennial]] or [[annual plant]], growing to 10-30 cm tall, with distinctive yellow [[inflorescence|flowerheads]] that superficially resemble [[Hop (plant)|Hop]] flowers. Each flowerhead is a cylindrical or spherical collection of 20-40 individual [[flower]]s. The flowers become brown upon aging and drying. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate and trifoliate, with three oblong or elliptical leaflets 4-10 mm long. <br /> <br /> This species is very closely related to [[Large Hop Trefoil]] (''Trifolium aureum'').<br /> <br /> ===Cultivation and uses===<br /> Hop trefoil is the third most important clover in [[agriculture]] because its foliage is good for feeding [[livestock]] and replenishing [[soil]]. It is not generally planted, but is considered a valuable [[herb]] when found growing in a pasture. It has become [[naturalisation (biology)|naturalised]] in [[North America]], particularly in the west and south of the continent.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> *[http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/Plantae/Dicotyledoneae/Fabaceae/Trifolium/campestre/ ''Trifolium campestre''] <br /> * [http://members.iinet.net.au/~weeds/western_weeds/fabaceae_4.htm FABACEAE - Pea Family]<br /> * [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/Crops/Hop_clovers.html Purdue New Crops: Hop clovers]<br /> * Ajilvsgi, Geyata. (2003). ''Wildflowers of Texas.'' Shearer Publishing, Fredericksburg, Texas. ISBN 0-940672-73-1.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Faboideae]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Europe]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Estonia]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of the United Kingdom]]</div>

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