Stone clover, Hairy clover, Oldfield clover,
Hebrew: תלתן השדה, Arabic: النفل البري
| Scientific name: | Trifolium arvense L. | |
| Common name: | Haresfoot clover, Rabbitfoot clover, Stone clover, Hairy clover, Oldfield clover | |
| Hebrew name: | תלתן השדה | |
| Arabic name: | النفل البري | |
| Plant Family: | Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve |
| Life form: | Annual | |
| Leaves: | Alternate; compound, trifoliate;smooth; stipule | |
| Flowers: | White, pink, hermaphrodite | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Euro-Siberian - Med - Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve Derivation of the botanical name: Trifolium, Latin tri, tres, three; folium, leaf; three-leaved. arvensis, arvum, field, cultivated land, plowed land; ensis, country or place of origin or habitat; of cultivated fields. The Hebrew name: תלתן, taltan, clover, trefoil, from tlat (Aramaic) three; the clover is recalled in the Mishnah Kilayim 2:5, "[a field} of clover among which grew up..."
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