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How to Manage Pests

Identification: Weed Photo Gallery

White clover

Scientific name: Trifolium repens (Family Fabaceae)

Life stages of White clover FlowerLeaf

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DESCRIPTION:
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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