RED CLOVER

Class: Trifolium pratense

Family: PEA FAMILY

Sub Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Deep red-purple red

Height: 30 cm-1 m (12-39 1/4")

Each Flower: 13-20 mm (1/2") long; slightly recurved standard above with 2 wings below enclosing an upcurved keel; 10 stamens, joined together in 2 groups; calyx 5-toothed, green and hairy

Leaves: 3 leaflets up to 6 cm (2 3/8") long, lance-egg-shaped, on long stalks with stipules at base (this leaf is characteristic of most clovers)

Stems: Softly hairy, branching from base

Blooming Period: April - October

Habitat: Lush meadows, roadsides

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