Shield Clover / نفل مدرع / / بزاز البقر

نَفَل تُرسي / نفل / برسيم / قرطة

Trifolium clypeatum L.

Flower, March. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
January to May
Seed collection period
May to July

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Cream
  • Pink
  • White
Leaf type
  • Compound
  • Trifoliolate
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Trifolium
Family
Fabaceae
Wikidata item
Q2235402
GBIF Item
Trifolium clypeatum L. (5359174)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
  2. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  3. Trifolium clypeatum L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
  4. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
  5. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).

Citation

Trifolium clypeatum L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/654 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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