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Trifolium arvense
Also called Rabbit Foot Clover, Rabbitfoot Clover, Stone Clover, Hare Foot Clover, Hare Foot Trefoil, Haresfoot Trefoil, Hairy Clover
Trifolium arvense, commonly known as the hare's-foot clover, rabbitfoot clover, stone clover or oldfield clover, is a flowering plant in the bean family, Fabaceae. It is native to Europe.
Due to the hairy flowers, overconsumption by horses or other livestock can cause potentially fatal abdominal obstruction. The plant is characteristic of those with allergenic effects on humans, but is considered mild.
Trifolium arvense is native to Europe, excluding the Arctic zone and western Asia, in plain or mid-mountain habitats up to 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) altitude. It has been introduced to North America, where it now appears throughout the eastern United States, southern Canada, and the western part of the U.S. along the Pacific Coast. The plant has also been recorded in some parts of Hawaii.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium arvense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
