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Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
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Introduced
Family:
Fabaceae (Pea)
Height: 0.5 to 1.5 ft.
Blooms: June to
September
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Parts indistinct
Location: Montour Trail
Date: 10/1/2002
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Red Clover may be
easily confused with:
- Crown Vetch
Clover has a three-part divided leaf, while crown vetch has many more leaflets.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
