Trifolium spumosum, Mediterranean clover,
תלתן הקצף
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| | Scientific name: |
| Trifolium spumosum L. |
| Common name: |
| Mediterranean clover |
| Hebrew name: |
| תלתן הקצף |
| Plant Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: February 29, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, trifoliate, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Pink |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: February 29, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Trifolium, Latin tri, tres, three; folium, leaf; three-leaved.
spumosum, frothy, spongy.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: April 2, 2010
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