Family: Fabaceae
white clover
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Trifolium: from tres for three; folium for leaves
Plants: erect or creeping, perennial forb, rooting from the stems
Leaves: 3-parted with elliptical leaflets, long stalked
Flowers: all white or all pink, 5-parted, 1/4"-3/5" long, calyx 2-lipped; inflorescence a long-stalked, head-like cluster of distinctly stalked flowers; blooms June-Aug.
Habitat: disturbed sites, lawns
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized; potentially invasive
Plants: erect or creeping, perennial forb, rooting from the stems
Leaves: 3-parted with elliptical leaflets, long stalked
Flowers: all white or all pink, 5-parted, 1/4"-3/5" long, calyx 2-lipped; inflorescence a long-stalked, head-like cluster of distinctly stalked flowers; blooms June-Aug.
Habitat: disturbed sites, lawns
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized; potentially invasive
Lawns, farmyards, fields, pastures, agricultural land, gardens, roadsides, ditches, gravel lots and paths, old quarries, waste areas, dumps, weedy dunes, riverbanks, prairies, rises in wetlands, clay bluffs, invading forests via trails and edges. First collected in 1867.
Floristic Rating: Wetland Indicator = FACU+ WIS DNR-Bureau of Endangered Resources: Detailed information on Wisconsin invasive species including decription, habitats, control methods USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key. David G. Smith's "Delaware Wilflowers": Beautiful photographs; descriptions Illinois Wildflowers: Wonderful photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leaf arrangement key Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
Paul Drobot
Merel R. Black
Kurt Stüber
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
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