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Trifolium repens
Also called Dutch clover, Ladino clover, Ladino, White Dutch clover, New Zealand Clover, Giant Clover, Creeping White Clover
White clover is a low-growing perennial legume that spreads by creeping stolons and forms dense mats. It is grown as forage and is common in lawns; it fixes nitrogen and is valued for its ground cover and pollinator flowers.
Trifolium repens, the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family, Fabaceae (also known as Leguminosae).
The species is native to Eurasia and is one of the most widely cultivated types of clover. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a forage crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North and South America, Australia and New Zealand.
It is native in Europe and Central Asia, ubiquitous throughout the British Isles, introduced in North America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and elsewhere, and globally cultivated as a forage crop.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium repens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
