Rabbit-foot clover (Trifolium arvense)

Rines Preserve in Unity, Maine (Unity College)

Rabbit-foot clover (Trifolium arvense)

Unity, Maine 04988, United States

Created By: Unity College

Information

Flowers are dense and fuzzy and come from leaf axils at the tips of branching stems. White to pale-pink in color. Leaves are compound and in threes, mostly toothless and tapered at the base. The leaf surface has fine hairs all around the edges.
The annual growth cycle does well in part shade or sun, dry sandy soil, and disturbed sites.
Greens and leaves can be eaten by wildlife such as rodents and small mammals. This plant can also be used as a natural remedy for some stomach issues in humans (according to minnesotawildflowers.com).

This point of interest is part of the tour: Rines Preserve in Unity, Maine (Unity College)


 

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