Red Clover     Information
INVASIVE
Scientific Name:Trifolium pratense


NOTES: White, V-shaped markings on upper surface of leaflets. Native to Europe, western Asia, and northwest Africa.

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Red Clover
Genus species: Trifolium pratense
Common Name: Red Clover
Family Name: Fabaceae  
Herbaceous or woody plants; leaves alternate or basal, simple or compound, stipulate, the petiole and petiolule base typically swollen; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, in various clusters; fruit a legume.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Pink/Red
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Backyard Habitat
Nature Playscape
Polinator Garden
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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