Common name
English: Haresfoot clover
German: Hasen-Klee
Portuguese: Pé-de-lebre, Trevo-branco
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Fabales (237)
Family: Fabaceae (237)(family description)
Genus: Trifolium (8)
Epithet: arvense L. (4)
Synonyms: Trifolium agrestinum Boreau, Trifolium arenivagum Boreau, Trifolium brachyodon (Celak.) A.Kern., Trifolium brittingeri Opiz, Trifolium capitulatum Pau, Trifolium eriocephalum Ledeb., Trifolium gracile Thuill., Trifolium longisetum Boiss. & Balansa
agrestinum => wild on arable land
arenivagum => straggling, wandering, or going through the sand
arvense => growing in fields
brachyodon => short-toothed
brittingeri => in honor of Christian Casimir Brittinger (1795-1869), German botanist, entomologist and ornithologist
capitulatum => having a small head
eriocephalum => woolly headed
gracile => slender, gracefully slight in form
longisetum => with long bristles
Characteristics
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: pink, white