Species: White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Family: Legumes (FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE)
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: NW
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Legumes (FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE)
Legume seedpod crops are commercially very important for human consumption, livestock forage, silage, and nitrogen-rich 'green manure'.
C. White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Like the Red Clover, this is a native plant. White clover infusions purify the blood and can be used as a cold compress on boils. White clover flowers are sweet when sucked, and called 'milkies'. The flowers, from May, may be white, pink, or even purple, but can be distinguished from Red Clover because the leaves of White Clover have toothed edges and are hairless.
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White Clover
The flowers, which appear from May, may be white, pink, or even purple, but can be distinguished from Red Clover because the leaves of White Clover have toothed edges and are hairless.
