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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Diane Whitehead on June 04, 2020, 09:58:41 PM

Title: unique petal shape in south of France
Post by: Diane Whitehead on June 04, 2020, 09:58:41 PM

This is growing in the hills of southern France, near where the famiily of my Canadian friends live.

I assume it is currently in flower.

Title: Re: unique petal shape in south of France
Post by: Matt T on June 05, 2020, 12:43:16 AM

Star clover, Trifolium stellatum. These are the spent flowers/seed heads with the sepals making up most of the structure.

Title: Re: unique petal shape in south of France
Post by: Diane Whitehead on June 05, 2020, 01:42:36 AM

Thank you, Matt.  I have told my friend.

It was such an exotic looking flower that I couldn't think of anything it could be.  If we couldn't find a name, I suggested we could call it Starfish Flower.

Title: Re: unique petal shape in south of France
Post by: Karaba on June 05, 2020, 07:50:47 AM

Trifolium stellatum  ;) a common annual plant of the mediterranean area

Title: Re: unique petal shape in south of France
Post by: Maggi Young on June 05, 2020, 10:40:01 AM

A couple  of  forum posts with more  photos  of  this interesting plant  ...
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=17110.msg403307#msg403307 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=17110.msg403307#msg403307)

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=5504.msg153479#msg153479 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=5504.msg153479#msg153479)