Scientific Family
Fabaceae
Other common names
Dutch clover
ladino clover
white lawn clover
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Introduced
Lifecycle
Perennial
Similar species
Trifolium sp.
Height
6 inches
Riparian
No
Typical clover leaves with 3 oval, notched leaflets, each with a yellowish-green semicircle near the base, with pea-like white flowers clustered in dense rounded flower heads. Creeping stems to 1 foot long.
Stems prostrate, often rooting at the nodes; leaflets notched at the apex; flower heads without a whorl of bracts, on long stems, not subtended by leaves and a flower that is white or tinged-pink distinguishes this species from other Trifolium sp.
Habitat
Agricultural, disturbed, urban areas, pastures and lawns.
Plant Community
Disturbed Areas
Low elevation
3500
High elevation
7500
Flower Characteristics
White to pinkish, pea-like, to 1/8 inch wide, 3/8 inch long, clustered in round flowerhead to 3/4 inch wide on leafless stem.
Flower color
White, pinkish
Flower shape
Irregular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
June
Last bloom month
September
Flower clusters
Rounded
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaves dark green, finely toothed, to 1 inch wide, compound with 3 oval, notched leaflets, each with a yellowish-green semicircle near the base. Stems prostrate and rooting at the nodes.
Leaf type
Compound
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Toothed
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Small, cylindrical pods.
Fruit type
Pod
Fruit color
Brown
3 to 4 seeds per pod.