Hare's-foot Clover

Hare's-foot Clover
Hare's-foot Clover
Hare's-foot Clover
Hare's-foot Clover

Hare's-foot Clover

Trifolium arvense var. arvense

A common and well-established weed throughout most of Victoria.

Details Description
Type
Herb
Group
Pea
Identifying Characteristics

Erect or ascending annual herb with stems to 40 cm long. Leaves palmately trifoliolate. Leaflets up to 20 mm long and 5 mm wide. The inflorescence has many white or pink flowers, each up to 6 mm long. Flowers September-December.
Distinctive Features

Corolla shorter than calyx.
Life Form Group
Herb
Life Form Codes
Medium Herb (MH)
EVC types
EVC 649: Stony Knoll Shrubland
Native Status
Introduced
Weed Status Invasiveness
High INVASIVE
Weed Status Impact
Low IMPACT
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Trifolium
Species
arvense var. arvense
Hare's-foot Clover
Native to Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East and Siberia. Naturalized in all Australian states.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.