Red clover is a perennial plant which has short life span and adapts well to wet, low pH soils. The plants evolve from the crowns. It has hairy and hollow stems as well as branches. It has pinkish to purple flower head which consists of miniature flowers. Red clover is used to cure respiratory problems, whooping cough, eczema, cancer and psoriasis.
| Name | Red Clover |
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| Scientific Name | Trifolium pratense |
| Native | Europe, Western Asia and Northwest Africa but now have naturalized and introduced in various parts of the world. |
| Common/English Name | Beebread, Chilean Clover, Broad-Leaved Clover, Cowgrass Clover, Cow Clover, Early Blooming Clover, King’s Crown, June Clover, Mammoth Red Clover, Mammoth Clover, Meadow Clover, Meadow Trefoil, Meadow Honeysuckle, Multi-Cut Clover, Medium Red Clover, Purple Clover, Peavine Clover, Red Clover, Sweet Kitty Clover, Sweet Clover, Wild Clover |
| Name in Other Languages | Arabic: Barsym ‘Āhamar Brazil: Trevo Dos Prados Chinese: Hong San Ye Cao Czech: Jetel Luční Červený Danish: Rødkløver Dutch: Rode Klaver Eastonian: Aasristik Esperanto: Trifolio Ruĝa Finnish: Puna-Apila French: Trèfl e Commun, Gaelic: Seamair Dhearg German: Feldknoppern, Greek: Trifi lli To Limonio Hebrew: Tiltan Hungarian: Lóhere, Icelandic: Rauðsmari India (Hindi): Tripatra Italian: Trifoglio Pratense Japanese: Aka Tsume Kusa, Korean: Bulgeuntokkipul Mexico: Trébol De Los Prados Norwegian: Sukkertust, Polish: Koniczyna Czerwona, Portuguese: Trevo-Comum, Russian: Klever Lugovoi Slovašcina: Detelja Črna Slovencina: Ďatelina Lúčna Spanish: Trébol Morado, Swedish: Rödklöve Taiwan: Hong Shu Cao Turkish: Yonca Vietnamese: Ba Chẽ Ðỏ Welsh: Meillion Coch |
| Plant Growth Habit | Herbaceous, pubescent-glabrescent, perennial |
| Growing Climate | Cool |
| Soil | Well-drained, fertile |
| Plant Size | 91 cm |
| Lifespan | 2-3 years |
| Taproot | Branched |
| Stem | Erect-ascending, Height: 6-24 inch |
| Leaf | Alternate, trifoliate, green, ovate-elliptic or obovate; Length: 15-30 mm; Broad: 8-15 mm |
| Stipules | Ovate-lanceolate, Length: one inch |
| Flowering Season | April – November |
| Flower | Globose or ovoid, pink, purple or red; Diameter: 2 ½ to 4 cm |
| Pod shape | Ovoid, egg shaped |
| Weight | 2,72,000 seeds per pound |
| Taste | Slightly sweet |
| Seed | One or two seeds, ovoid, kidney shaped, yellowish-brown |
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