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White clover is a creeping perennial plant that can be a problem
when it invades orchards, vineyards, and other agricultural
crops,
as well as lawns and planting beds. The leaf consists of three
leaflets that are 1/4 to 1/2 inch (0.6 - 1.2 cm) long. Each
leaflet may have a whitish circular
band within the center. The flowers form a ball-shaped cluster.
A closely related species, strawberry
clover (T. fragiferum) has pink flowers. Both species
root at the nodes (joints in the stem) and form large clumps.
Mature
plants have branching stems 4 to 12 inches (10 - 30 cm) long. The
first true leaves of the seedling are round.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
See UC IPM's Clovers Pest Note for more information.
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