Alsike Clover

(Trifolium hybridum)

 

Color drawing: C. A. M. Lindman (1901-1905), Bilder ur Nordens Flora.

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum)

Alien: Native of Europe.

Identification: Flowers pealike, white or white tinted with pink. Flowers arranged in a round cluster. Flowers and leaves on same branching stem. Leaves with three leaflets. Leaflets lacking a pale, triangular chevron. Plant 1 to 2 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout most of North America.

Habitat: Alsike Clover is a weedy species found in fields, empty lots, and along roadsides.

Flowering period: May to October.

 

Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum)

Similar Species:

White Clover (Trifolium repens)

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)

 

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