English: Introduced cool-season annual moderately-hairy herbaceous C3 legume with strong erect stems to 60 cm tall. Leaves have 3 leaflets, each 1-3 cm long and finely toothed; often developing purple edges with age. Flowerheads are spike-like, cylindrical and to 6 cm long. Flowers are numerous, pea-like and usually bright red. Flowers in spring. A native of Eurasia, it mostly occurs as a sown species in areas with greater than 500-600 mm annual rainfall. Grows best on fertile well-drained soils, but is well-adapted to lower fertility soils. Tolerant of a wide range of soil acidities (pHCa 4.5-8), but is not tolerant of waterlogging or salinity. Sown for silage, hay and short-term grazing, generally in a monoculture or with cereals or other short-term grasses. Produces large quantities of high-quality fodder. Germinates in autumn and has good winter production followed by rapid growth in early to mid-spring. Good tolerance of clover scorch, but more susceptible to virus diseases than Subterranean Clover or medics. Can be heavily grazed in winter and early spring, but avoid heavy grazing at flowering and seed set If intended for more than one year of production.