SCIENTIFIC NAME: TRIFOLIUM ARVENSE
VERNACULAR NAME: HARES-FOOT CLOVER

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DESCRIPTION Height up to 40cm. This delightful hairy perennial has its leaves divided into 3 leaflets that are serrated and hairy along the edges. A pair of red tipped stipules can be located at the base of each leaf. The flowers are pinkish-white and appear fluffy due to silky white hairs on each calyx.
DISTRIBUTION Common throughout.
HABITAT Sand dunes, wasteland and roadsides.
FLOWERING TIME May to August.

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