Trifolium palaestinum, Palestine clover,
תלתן ארצישראלי
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| | Scientific name: |
| Trifolium palaestinum Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Palestine clover |
| Hebrew name: |
| תלתן ארצישראלי |
| Plant Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: March 14, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, trifoliate, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Sand |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 31, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Trifolium, Latin tri, tres, three; folium, leaf; three-leaved.
palaestinum, from Palestine.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
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