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Trifolium arvense, commonly known as the hare's-foot clover, [1] rabbitfoot clover, [2] stone clover or oldfield clover, is a flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae. This species of clover is native to most of Europe , excluding the Arctic zone, and western Asia , in plain or mid-mountain habitats up to 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) altitude.
Alsike clover is a perennial plant with a semi-erect, sparsely branched, grooved stem, hairy in its upper regions. The leaves are alternate and stalked with small stipules. The leaves have three blunt-tipped ovate, unspotted leaflets with finely toothed margins. The inflorescence has a long stalk and is densely globose.
Trifolium incarnatum, known as crimson clover [2] or Italian clover, is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to most of Europe. It has been introduced to other areas, including the United States and Japan. This upright annual herb grows to 20–50 cm (8-20") tall, unbranched or branched only at the base.
The leaves are compound and have the classic three leaflets of the clover genus. [4] The leaves are attached directly to the base of the plant by small leaf stems called petioles. [6] The petioles range in length from just 8 millimeters to as much as 19 centimeters. Each of the three leaflets is 5–43 millimeters long, 1.5–16 mm wide, and ...
Trifolium repens, the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae (otherwise known as Leguminosae). It is native to Europe , including the British Isles, [ 2 ] and central Asia and is one of the most widely cultivated types of clover .
Clover is edible by humans, [9] although red clover should be avoided by pregnant women. [10] [medical citation needed] The plant is a traditional Native American food, [11] which is eaten both raw and after drying and smoking the roots. The seeds from the blossoms are used to make bread. [12] It is also possible to make tea from the blossoms. [12]
The leaves, flowers, young seedpods, and seeds are edible. [3] Bull clover can be eaten before and during flowering. It can be eaten raw, baked, or steamed. Take care to remove a few leaves from each plant rather than destroying an entire plant when harvesting leaves for consumption. Bull clover has a better taste when grown in moist soils.
The leaves are made up of leaflets measuring 1 to 3 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches) long. The lower stipules are tipped with bristles and the upper stipules may be toothed. The rounded inflorescences are 2 to 3 cm (3 ⁄ 4 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) wide. The sepals are bristle-tipped. The corollas are pinkish purple or magenta with white ...