Trifolium purpureum, Purple Clover,
תלתן הארגמן, برسيم
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| | Scientific name: |
| Trifolium purpureum Loisel. |
| Common name: |
| Purple Clover |
| Hebrew name: |
| תלתן הארגמן |
| Arabic name: |
| برسيم |
| Plant Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, trifoliate |
| Flowers: |
| Purple |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: May 17, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Trifolium, Latin tri, tres, three; folium, leaf; three-leaved.
purpureum, purple colored.
- The standard author abbreviation Loisel. is used to indicate Jean Louis August Loiseleur-Deslongchamps (1774 – 1849), a French botanist.
Date Picture Taken: April 27, 2007
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