Flower ID: IMG_0646.JPG-06-06-2017 Flower name (scientific): Trifolium repens Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) try-FOH-lee-um REE-penz Flower name (common): White Clover Family name (common): Pea (Bean, Legume) Family name (scientific): Fabaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Latin for three-leaved. Specific epithet: Latin for creeping. Common name origin: From the predominant color of the flower. Clover has an extended etymology, with numerous spelling variations. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.4 inches (0.3 to 1.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: White Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical Plant description: Size: 3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Leaflets up to 3 cm long and up to 2.5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, trifoliate, leaflet, obovate or ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, naturalized Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fields, meadows, open woods, pastures, disturbed areas, roadsides, waste ground, sun or shade. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Trifolium hybridum (Alsike Clover) has some resemblance, but this species has no chevrons (V-shaped or C-shaped white markings) on the upper surface of its leaflets, whereas Trifolium repens does. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes in the Wisconsin region, but employed by the Cherokee to treat fevers and leucorrhea. The Iroquois used the plant to treat asthma and other ailments. The Mohegan utilized the plant as a cold remedy (Moerman, p. 567, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Trifolium repens subsp. repens (The other infraspecifics are Trifolium repens subsp. macrorrhizum (Boissier) Ponert, Trifolium repens subsp. nevadense (Boissier) Coombe, Trifolium repens subsp. ochranthum Nyárády, Trifolium repens subsp. orphanideum (Boissier) Coombe, Trifolium repens subsp. prostratum Nyman. None of these five subspecies have been recorded from North America.)