Trifolium repens, White
Clover
Fabaceae or Pea Family
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Low, creeping, spreading plant. Flowers are small,
white or pale pink, and irregular, and somewhat resemble pea
flowers. They are bunched together tightly into a
spherical flowerhead at the end of a long leafless stalk.
Leaves arise directly from creeping, rooting horizontal stem.
Leaves have three egg-shaped leaflets, each usually marked with
a pale chevron. Alien weed, common in lawns, fields, meadows and roadsides. In Wildwood it is common along the Riverway bike path and Wildwood Drive. Flowers in white balls with 3-parted chevron-marked leaves easily identify this plant. Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) has similiar leaves and flowers, but has a branching erect stalk which bears leaves. It has not yet been reported in Wildwood. White sweet clover (Melilotus alba) looks very different, having flowers that are not in a ball. |
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