White Clover

Trifolium repens

Plant Data

Order:

Fabales

Family:

Fabaceae (Pea)

Type:

Flower

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flower:

White, 5 petals

Dull white becoming brown with age, egg-shaped, up to 2cm wide.

Fruit:

A linear pea-like pod which contains 3 or 4 heart-shaped yellow-brown seeds.

Leaves:

The leaves are trifoliate which means that they are divided into 3. The leaves are long-stalked and individual leaflets are circular with fine teeth along the margins. The leaves often have pale green or white v-shaped patterns on them. Occasionally you may find a 4-leaf clover which is considered good luck.

Maximum Size:

40 centimetres tall

Foraging Notes:

The leaves can be eaten raw in salads. Flowers are edible raw or cooked and can be dried to make tea.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Aroma:

Scented flowers.

Other Names:

Common Clover, Dutch Clover, Honeystalk, Kentish Clover, Ladino, Ladino Clover, Lamb Suckling, Trinity Leaf, White Trefoil.

Frequency (UK):

Abundant

Habitats:

Gardens, grassland, lawns, meadows, roadsides, wasteland, woodland.