Red Clover
Taken at Musselburgh on 16th July 2023 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 1st June 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 105 mm macro lens. Fact File
Red Clover
Taken at Balgray Reservoir  on 23rd September 2018 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Red Clover.
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AKA:
Trifolium pratense.
Fabales.
Fabaceae.
Herbaceous, short-lived perennial plant.
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Wet and dry grassland, woodland, forest margins,
field borders and paths, widely planted as pasture.
20 - 80 cms.
It is widely grown as a fodder crop, valued for its nitrogen fixation, which increases soil fertility. Red clover is commonly used to make a sweet-tasting herbal tea. <More>