White Clover - Trifolium repens

White Clover off of Monroe Street sidewalk in Madison, Wisconsin on May 27, 2020.

Above: White Clover off of Monroe Street sidewalk in Madison, Wisconsin (5/27/20).

White Clover - Trifolium repens

Part of the bean family, White Clover is native to Europe (including the British Isles) and was introduced into the United States as a source of forage and hay. Habitats include pastures, fields, grassy meadows, lawns, parks, mowed areas along roadsides and waste areas. This plant prefers disturbed areas that are grassy and subject to occasional mowing.

The genus name, Trifolium, derives from the Latin tres, "three", and folium, "leaf."

Other names include: Dutch clover, Ladino clover, or Ladino.

Above: White Clover off of Monroe Street sidewalk in Madison, Wisconsin (5/27/20).

White Clover
(Trifolium repens)
by Scottish author, Elizabeth Gordon

The Robin heard White Clover say,

"When I'm grown I'll be Sweet Hay,

To feed the cows so she caan give

Nice milk to help wee children live."

Four-Leafed Clover
by Scottish author, Elizabeth Gordon

Laughing, lucky Four-Leafed clover

Is a most atrocious rover;

Doesn't stay long in one place

Goes and never leaves a trace.

For more information on White Clover, visit Wikipedia.

Or, for information on White Clover visit the Wisconsin State Herbarium.

Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) off of Monroe Street sidewalk in Madison, Wisconsin on June 14, 2020.

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