Rabbitfoot Clover
Scientific Name: Trifolium arvense
Weed Family: Fabaceae

Description

Rabbitfoot clover is a winter annual. Rabbitfoot clover has a multi-branched growth habit. Both the stems and leaves are densely haired. The leaves consist of 3 narrow leaflets with minute teeth-like projections at the tips. The flowers of rabbitfoot clover are small pink to purple and are clustered in grayish soft-silky cylinder-shaped heads. Rabbitfoot clover reproduces by seed, and flowers in the spring. Rabbitfoot clover is found in the Southeastern United States, west to Louisiana and north to Missouri. 

Weed Photos: Courtesy of Dr. Lambert McCarty. Clemson University. Clemson, SC.

Herbicide Use

Make your post-emergence herbicide application to rabbitfoot clover that is young and actively growing.

Distribution

Germination Dates

Zone-3: April-MayZone-4: AprilZone-5: February-MarchZone-6: February-MarchZone-7: FebruaryZone-8: FebruaryZone-9: January-FebruaryZone-10: January-February

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