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Rabbit-foot Clover

(Trifolium arvense)

also called Stone Clover

Not a native plant, it came from Europe.

"Surviving in dry, sunny places where little else could live" said one of my books. That describes our original garden spot!! The driest nastiest soil known to man was left after the blacktop was scraped off the site. The Rabbit-foot Clover was one of the few plants that looked really happy.

This flower makes nice dried arrangements.

The soft, fuzzy pinkish greyish flowers are on silky-hairy stems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Study pointers:

• Clovers are hairy stemmed to prevent ants from easily climbing the stems. Why do you think that is?
  
• "Tri" means 3. Trifolium refers to the 3 leaflets that make up a clover's compaund leaf. Can you think of another word that uses some of the "folium" part of the word? Hint: think of the four seasons; think colorful
  
• Can you find more plants that have animal names? A good identification book, like The Audubon Society Fieldguide to North American Wildflowers will help. Check out the library. Peterson guides are good too.

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