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#33. Purple (Red) Clover

Trifolium pratense

Family:

Pea Family

Habitat:

Open places, fields, wastelands

Characteristics:

1. Typically clovers have leaves in threes. Some may be striped with white.

2. Head of irregular purple flowers bloom May through fall.

Uses:

1. Nitrogen fixing bacteria in roots of pea family fertilize soils.

2. High in protein for herbivore grazers.

3. Bees make honey from flower nectar.

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