Common names:
White clover, Dutch clover
Family:
Scientific name:
Trifolium repens
Main flower color:
Range:
All across the British Isles
Height:
Up to 40 cm
Habitat:
Grassland, fields, gardens, waste ground; absent only from places with acidic soils
Flowers:
Pure white, or creamy white, angled upwards, becoming reddish brown as they wither, and angled downwards - in rounded clusters, 2 cm across, attached by relatively long stalks, up to 20 cm. Calyces are greenish-white, often reddish around the upper margin, and divided into narrow teeth, somewhat darker green
Leaves:
Hairless, trifoliate; leaflets are lined by tiny teeth, and crossed by parallel, translucent, pinnate veins. Leaflets usually have a faint white mark at the centre
Season:
May to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
