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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.
Clover is foraged for by wildlife such as bears, game animals, and birds. 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.
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 .
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. [1] Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in the cities.
Dalea purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known as purple prairie clover. [5] Native to central North America, purple prairie clover is a relatively common member of the Great Plains and prairie ecosystems. It blooms in the summer with dense spikes of bright purple flowers that attract many species of insects.
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Trifolium subterraneum, the subterranean clover [2] (often shortened to sub clover), subterranean trefoil, is a species of clover native to Europe, Southwest Asia, Northwest Africa and Macaronesia. The plant's name comes from its underground seed development ( geocarpy ), a characteristic not possessed by other clovers.