Trifolium resupinatum, Reversed Trefoil,
תלתן הפוך
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| | Scientific name: |
| Trifolium resupinatum L. |
| Common name: |
| Reversed Trefoil |
| Hebrew name: |
| תלתן הפוך |
| 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, violet |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 1, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Trifolium, Latin tri, tres, three; folium, leaf; three-leaved.
resupinatum, bent back, upside down.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Date Picture Taken: April 1, 2007
Date Picture Taken: March 27, 2007
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