How to distinguish white clover

Stem: prostrate, glabrous. Leaves: obovate or obcordate, slightly concave or round at the top, broadly cuneate at the base, serrate, and elliptic stipules. Flower: head shaped inflorescence, pedicel will be higher than leaf, calyx is tube shaped, calyx teeth are triangular, flower color is light red or white. Fruit: the pods are oval, oval, and the seeds are nearly round, yellow brown.

I. stem

Trifolium pratense is a kind of perennial herb, with its stem creeping on the ground and glabrous.

Two, ye

The leaves of Trifolium repens are obovate or obcordate, the top is slightly concave or round, the base is wide wedge, the edge is small serrate, the surface is hairless, the back is hairy, the stipule is oval, the top is sharp, holding the stem

Three, flowers

Trifolium repens is a capitate inflorescence with long total pedicels, which are higher than leaves. Calyx is tubular, calyx teeth are triangular. Corolla color is light red or white.

Four, fruit

Trifolium repens is an oval shaped pod with about 3-4 seeds. The seeds are small, nearly round and yellow brown.

Trifolium repens L.