| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | TRIFOLIUM REPENS |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | WHITE CLOVER |
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| Fig 1 |
| DESCRIPTION | Height up to 40cm. Like all clovers a delight little plant with its typical 3-lobed leaves that are individually heart-shaped and here have a white central triangular mark. The leaves have tiny teeth along the edges and remain green even in droughts. The flowers are white to pinkish and are pea-like and borne in clusters of 40-100 in a ball-shaped rosette. |
| DISTRIBUTION | Common throughout. |
| HABITAT | Wet or dry grasslands on all types of soil. |
| FLOWERING TIME | June to September. |