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Trifolium squarrosum is a Mediterranean clover, an annual herb in the pea family that grows as a self-supporting plant with compound leaves. It is an uncommon species rather than a standard garden crop, and it is sometimes noted for releasing chemicals that suppress nearby plants.
Trifolium squarrosum is a species of annual herb in the family Fabaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and compound, broad leaves.
The plant is allelopathic, producing chemicals which suppress the growth of other plants nearby. This may make it useful as a companion plant, reducing the need for artificial weedkillers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium squarrosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
