Trifolium stellatum

English: Starry Clover - Star Clover - Starry-headed trefoil
Nederlands: Sterklaver
Español: Trébol estrellado
Français: Trèfle étoilé
Deutsch: Stern-Klee

Family: Fabaceae - Leguminosae - Legume family - Pea family
Flowering time: March-July
Height: 10-25cm
Altitude: to 1500m
Colour: pink, sometimes reddish or yellowish
Flower: 4-12mm, borne in terminal solitary globose heads
Leaves: leaflets oval, notched, margins and veins bright green
Habitat: roadsides, stony places, waste ground, cultivated fields
Distribution: the Mediterranean region, including the Canary Islands






Notes: Trifolium stellatum has become naturalised in south-eastern Great Britain. This plant is easily identified by its starry calyces.

Related key words: finca, Alpujarras, Vereda de la Estrella, Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Huétor, Granada, Andalucía, Andalusia, Andalusië, Alps, butterfly