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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: Forms mats 6 to 12 inches in width.
Fruit: Other: 2 mm oval hard pods, each containing a single brown seed.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Suitable for forage
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Monoecious

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Common names
  • Lesser Yellow Trefoil
  • Shamrock
  • Lesser Trefoil
  • Least Hop Clover
  • Suckling Clover

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Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: April 1, 2022
Lesser yellow trefoil #117; RAB p. 592 , 98-14-14; AG page 128, 3
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: April 4, 2023
Lesser yellow trefoil #117; RAB p. 592 , 98-14-14; AG page 128, 3

Credit: Kenraiz | Own work

Photo: Forest and Kim Starr

Photo: Forest and Kim Starr

Photo: Forest and Kim Starr
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