Trifolium squamosum, usually called sea clover in English, is an annual herb in the pea family that is found close to the Atlantic and Mediterranean shores of Europe. It grows on patches of bare ground in saltmarsh, grassland or open woodland from sea level up to about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) towards the southern edge of its range. It is palatable to livestock but has no economic uses.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sea Clover being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trifolium squarrosum
- Trifolium leucanthum
- Trifolium echinatum
- Trifolium strictum
- Trifolium alexandrinum
- Trifolium dalmaticum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Trifolium
- Species
- Trifolium squamosum
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