Red clover
Trifolium pratense
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Trifolium pratense
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Habitat
- Meadow
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Pink, Purple
- Blooms in
- Spring, Summer
- Use
- Medicine
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Bacteria in its root nodules take nitrogen from the air, so farmers sow it to enrich the soil.
- Its flower tubes are so deep that mostly long-tongued bumblebees can reach the nectar.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q156635 · All plants · All entries