TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE. 



RED, OR BROAD CLOVER. 



Biennial. Boot much branched, fibrous. Stems 

 hollow, branching from base, clothed with fine hairs. 

 Stipules membranous ; free portion adpressed to stem, 

 terminating abruptly in a bristle-like point ; veins 

 anastomosing. Leaflets oblong, obtuse, pubescent, 

 usually strongly marked with a crescentic band. 

 Heads terminal, sessile, globose. Flowers dull rose- 

 purple. Calyx-teeth hairy, as long as tube. Corolla 

 persistent, turning brown. Pods one-seeded. Flowers 

 June to September. Grows throughout Europe, 

 Central and Northern Asia, and India. 



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