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Trifolium microdon
Also called Valparaiso Clover, Small Cup Clover, Small Cupped Clover, Square Head Clover, Square Headed Clover
Trifolium microdon is a species of clover known by the common name thimble clover.
It is an annual herb taking a decumbent or erect form. It is coated in hairs. The leaves are made up of oval leaflets with notched or flat tips, each measuring up to 1.5 centimeters (1⁄2 in) long. The inflorescence is a head of flowers borne in a deep bowl-like involucre of bracts that can nearly envelop the whole head. The flower corollas are white to pink and about 0.5 cm long.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium microdon 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.
