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The clover's outer leaf structure varies in physical orientation. The record for most leaflets is 63, set on August 2, 2023, by Yoshiharu Watanabe in Japan. [ 14 ] The previous record holder, Shigeo Obara, had discovered an 18-leaf clover in 2002, [ 15 ] a 21-leaf clover in 2008 [ 16 ] and a 56-leaf clover in 2009, [ 17 ] also in Japan.
The four-leaf clover is a rare variation of the common three-leaf clover that has four leaflets instead of three. According to traditional sayings, such clovers bring good luck, [1] although it is not clear when or how this idea began. One early mention of "Fower-leafed or purple grasse" is from 1640 and simply says that it was kept in gardens ...
Trifolium pratense f. pratense. Trifolium pratense var. pratense. Trifolium ukrainicum Opperman. Trifolium pratense (from Latin prātum, meaning meadow), red clover, [2][3] is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family, Fabaceae. It is native to the Old World, but planted and naturalised in many other regions.
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. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a forage crop, and is now also common in ...
What we do know is that the four-leaf clover has been a symbol of luck for centuries. Just to name a few examples, it's mentioned in a book from the 1600s, it was carried as soldier's good-luck ...
A shamrock. A shamrock is a type of clover, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. [1] The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg ([ˈʃamˠɾˠoːɡ]), which is the diminutive of the Irish word seamair and simply means "young clover".
Marsilea. See text. Lemma Juss. ex Adans. Zaluzianskia Neck. Marsilea is a genus of approximately 65 species of aquatic ferns of the family Marsileaceae. The name honours Italian naturalist Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (1656–1730). [3] These small plants are of unusual appearance and do not resemble common ferns. Common names include water clover ...
It is named for its appearance from above, which resembles a four-leaf clover. [21] A cloverleaf is the minimum interchange required for a four-legged system interchange. Although they were commonplace until the 1970s, most highway departments and ministries have sought to rebuild them into more efficient and safer designs. [23]