lesser hop trefoil; suckling clover
A small yellow-flowered clover-like plant (Trifolium dubium), often found in lawns and fields.
Lesser hop trefoil blooms with small yellow flowers in spring.
A lot of suckling clover is growing in the lawn.
White clover (Trifolium repens), a common larger white-flowered clover, while コメツブツメクサ is a smaller yellow-flowered species.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in botanical contexts.
Literally “rice-grain clover,” from 米粒 and 詰草, referring to the plant’s very small, rice-grain-sized flower heads.