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Red clover

Trifolium pratense

Description:

It is a herbaceous, short-lived perennial plant, variable in size, growing to 20–80 cm tall. The leaves are alternate, trifoliate (with three leaflets), each leaflet 15–30 mm long and 8–15 mm broad, green with a characteristic pale crescent in the outer half of the leaf; the petiole is 1–4 cm long, with two basal stipules that are abruptly narrowed to a bristle-like point. The flowers are dark pink with a paler base, 12–15 mm long, produced in a dense inflorescence, and are mostly visited by bumblebees.-Wikipedia (This flower is more violet than pink).

Habitat:

Spotted in meadow with full sun.

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Brian38
Brian38 6 years ago

Thank you flowntheloop.

Brian38
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Brian38

Federal Way, Washington, USA

Spotted on Jun 23, 2017
Submitted on Jun 25, 2017

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