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).
For more information on White Clover, visit Wikipedia.
Or, for information on White Clover visit the Wisconsin State Herbarium.
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Above: 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 on May 29, 2020.
Above: Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) off of Monroe Street sidewalk in Madison, Wisconsin on June 1, 2020.
Above: White Clover off of Manitou Way sidewalk in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2020.
Above: Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) off of Manitou Way sidewalk in Madison, Wisconsin on July 6, 2020.
Above: Specimen photo of Trifolium repens from Grant County, Wisconsin (July 28, 1971).