Trifolium medium

{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae}}

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|image2 = Bombus terrestris - Trifolium medium - Keila.jpg

|genus = Trifolium

|species = medium

|authority = L.

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• Trifolium flexuosum Jacq.
• Trifolium sarosiense Hazsl.

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|synonyms_ref = {{cite web

|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ild-9039

|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species

|accessdate=26 June 2015}}

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Trifolium medium, the zigzag clover,{{PLANTS|id=TRME|taxon=Trifolium medium|accessdate=15 December 2015}} is a flowering plant species in the bean family Fabaceae. It is similar in appearance to red clover, Trifolium pratense, but the leaflets are narrower and have no white markings and the narrow stipules are not bristle-pointed.{{cite book|last1=Blamey|first1=M.|last2=Fitter|first2=R.|last3=Fitter|first3=A|year=2003|title=Wild flowers of Britain and Ireland: The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora.|publisher=A & C Black|location=London|isbn=978-1408179505}}{{rp|150}} The species is native to Europe from Britain to the Caucasus.{{cite web|url=http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/faba/trifo/trifmedv.jpg|title=Trifolium medium}}

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