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Trifolium suffocatum L.

suffocated clover (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Trifolium suffocatum is a low-growing species of thin soils close to the sea, from the Mediterranean Sea to Great Britain (but not Ireland).

Sand Point (VC6: North Somerset); 2018-05-14

 suffocated clover / Trifolium suffocatum: _Trifolium suffocatum_ is a low-growing species of thin soils close to the sea, from the Mediterranean Sea to Great Britain (but not Ireland).

The flowers of Trifolium suffocatum are clustered around the centre of the plant; their yellowish colour comes from the sepals, rather than the hardly-visible corollas.

Sand Point (VC6: North Somerset); 2018-05-14

 suffocated clover / Trifolium suffocatum: The flowers of _Trifolium suffocatum_ are clustered around the centre of the plant; their yellowish colour comes from the sepals, rather than the hardly-visible corollas.

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