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PLANTS

Golden clover

Trifolium aureum

Plants
IntroducedHerbAnnual · Biennial
Golden clover, photo 1 of 5
Golden clover, In flower
Golden clover, In fruit

Annual herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 676 observations of Golden clover in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale79
  2. Outaouais78
  3. Estrie72
  4. Laurentides70
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue59
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean50
  7. Côte-Nord46
  8. Montérégie43
  9. Lanaudière38
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches35
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent31
  12. Mauricie23
  13. Nord-du-Québec17
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  15. Montréal10
  16. Centre-du-Québec9
  17. Laval2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsHubert Figuière

Similar species

Field cloverTrifolium campestre
Black medickMedicago lupulina
Suckling cloverTrifolium dubium
DEADLY
Bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus
Red cloverTrifolium pratense
Field melilotMelilotus officinalis
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
Common cinquefoilPotentilla simplex
Alsike cloverTrifolium hybridum
White melilotMelilotus albus
TOXIC
White cloverTrifolium repens