Trifolium hybridum
species of plant
Trifolium hybridum, the alsike clover, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. The trifoliate leaves are unmarked and the stalked, pale pink or whitish flower head grows from the leaf axils.
Native to Europe, the plant is found in fields and on roadsides. It has been linked with toxicity in horses. It has some agricultural applications due to its ability to lower soil pH.
Description
Growing up to 40 centimetres (1+1⁄2 ft) tall, T. hybridum is a perennial plant with a semi-erect, sparsely branched, grooved stem, hairy in its upper regions. The leaves are alternate and stalked with small stipules. The leaves have three blunt-tipped ovate, unspotted leaflets with finely toothed margins.
From April to October in the Northern Hemisphere, the densely globose inflorescence blooms from a long stalk attached to the leaf axils. The individual florets have a five-lobed calyx and an irregular corolla consisting of five pink petals, one upstanding "standard", two lateral "wings" and the lower two fused to form a "keel". There are ten stamens and a single carpal.
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