Hebrew: תלתן פלישתי, Arabic: فلسطين البرسيم
| Scientific name: | Trifolium philistaeum Zohary | |
| Synonym name: | Trifolium stenophyllum Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Palestine Clover | |
| Hebrew name: | תלתן פלישתי | |
| Arabic name: | فلسطين البرسيم | |
| Plant Family: | Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Leaves: | Alternate; compound, trifoliate; dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | Orange; hermaphrodite | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Sand | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Trifolium, Latin tri, tres, three; folium, leaf; three-leaved. philistaeum, from Philistine, stenophyllum, stenos, στενοϛ narrow, straight; phyllon φυλλον leaf, foliage; narrow leaved. 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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