Red Clover | Pea family |
Trifolium pratense | Leguminosae (Fabaceae) |
Red clover is a familiar sight in grassland and on waysides. The flowerheads consist of many small deep pink flowers, all having the distinctive pea-shaped petal arrangement. Each leaf has three leaflets, each with a pale V-shaped band.
Trifoliate leaf, showing V-shaped bands |