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Trifolium lappaceum (Fabaceae ) not in the Student's Flora  
Trifolium lappaceum (Burdock Clover) is a more or less upright annual weed with trifoliate leaves and narrow, zig-zagging stems. The leaves are covered in appressed hairs, and are on short to long petioles. The leaflets are widest above the middle, 5-15 mm long by 3-8 mm wide. They are finely toothed near the apex. The stipules are hairy, membranous with visible veins. The flowers are pink and in spherical heads 10-15mm wide.
 

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