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Published In: Flore Françoise 2: 594. 1778[1779]. (Fl. Franç.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 4/3/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
Life form: Herbaceous, Shrub
Plant-human relationship: Cultivated
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible: Fodder, Forage, Silage
Human edible: Below ground structures, Leaves, Stems
Details: Economic use: Used as a flavoring. Young plants eaten cooked. Roots eaten (Facciola 1998). Used for forage by Jemez. (Moerman 1998)
Toxic parts: Silage, Stems
Details: Toxicity: Clover hay and silage may cause abnormal bleeding due to fungal production of dicoumarol from coumarin in the fresh plant (Burrows & Tyrl 2001).
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