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Diane Whitehead

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unique petal shape in south of France
« 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.
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Re: unique petal shape in south of France
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: unique petal shape in south of France
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: unique petal shape in south of France
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2020, 07:50:47 AM »
Trifolium stellatum  ;) a common annual plant of the mediterranean area
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Re: unique petal shape in south of France
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