White clover

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White clover

Common name : White clover

Latin name : Trifloium repens.

Common member of the Pea family (Asteraceae)

“A familiar ‘weed’ of gardens, roadsides, meadows and parks, White clover is famous for its trefoil leaves – look out for a lucky four-leaf clover in your own garden!” The Wildlife trusts

Popular with bees and butterflies! Foodplant of the common blue butterfly

Leaves normally have three leaflets, which can be patterned with white – see photo below

 

 
3 leaflets with white markings