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Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Description:

It is an 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. The flowers are dark pink with a paler base, 12–15 mm long, produced in a dense inflorescence.

Habitat:

Native to Europe, Western Asia and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalized in many other regions. Invasive listing: http://invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?s...

Notes:

Spotted growing on a wooded drive near an old church and cemetery and a utility plant.

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QWMom
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Marietta, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Jun 12, 2013
Submitted on Oct 16, 2013

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