White clover - Definition and Overview

White Clover Conservation status: Secure
White Clover
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Trifolium Species: T. repens
Binomial name
Trifolium repens L.

White Clover (Trifolium repens) is a species of clover native to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia. It has been widely introduced elsewhere in the world as a pasture crop.

It is a herbaceous perennial plant. It is a low growing plant, with heads of whitish flowers, often with a tinge of pink or cream. It often forms mats with the stems forming adventitious roots (roots originating from the stems and not from another root).

A close-up of the flowers of White Clover

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