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Arrowleaf clover

Name:

Arrowleaf clover (Trifolium vesiculosum)

Description: An annual mainly spring –summer growing legume, adapted to a wide range of soil types. Avoid soils with pH(Ca) greater than 7.5. Hard seeded. Good soil moisture is needed in spring for its potential to be reached. Sown in mixtures for short-medium-term pastures or as a component of high-density legume crops.
Sowing rate:

1-4 kg/ha in a mixture with species such as sub clover. Inoculant C.

Minimum average
annual rainfall:
400 mm in Southern NSW, 500 mm in Northern NSW.
Select varieties on the basis of: Maturity: earlier maturing varieties suited to drier more marginal areas.
Seed available:
Variety/brand Main Seed Source
Early maturing  
Cefalu Seedmark/PlantTech PBR
Late maturing  
Seelu Public variety
Zulu II Seedmark/PlantTech
Zulumax Seed Distributors
Arrowleaf

More information

  • Arrowleaf clover (Primefact 102)
  • Arrowleaf (Agnote DPI-399)
  • Introduction to selecting and using pastures in NSW (Agnote DPI-263)
  • Pasture species & varieties
    • A-Z listing of all pasture species, types and varieties
    • Introduction to selecting and using pastures in NSW
    • Temperate grasses
    • Tropical grasses
    • Temperate legumes
    • Tropical legumes
    • Miscellaneous pasture herbs
    • Forage shrubs
  • Pasture management
  • Pasture establishment
  • Rangelands
  • Silage
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