Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Alsike Clover

Facts
Scientific Name: 
Trifolium hybridum
Also Known As: 
Alsatian Clover, Swedish Clover
Information
Description: 

They have the familiar three-parted clover leaf. The flowers are axillary, not terminal as in red clover, and are pink to white in a clover head.

Distribution: 

Widespread in the U.K.

Habitat: 

These perennial legumes are commonly grown for pasture or hay and may be found in fields, roadsides, and waste areas.