6/4/17 Big Pit National Coal Museum, S. Wales, UK
LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Red Clover
SPECIES: Trifolium pratense
FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
LIFE LIST DATE: 6/4/2017
LOCATION: Grassy area near Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Torfaen, South Wales, UK
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From Wildflowers of Britain & Northern Europe by Andrew Cleave & Paul Sterry:
Description: Downy perennial herb with trefoil leaves, each narrow leaflet usually bearing a white crescent pattern. Small, pinkish-red flowers are borne in unstalked, globular heads, sometimes in pairs, with a pair of short-stalked leaves below the head.
Flowering period: May-October
Habitat: Wide range of grassland habitats, also in waste places along roadsides. Very widespread and often abundant.
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