Alsike clover, Swedish clover
Trifolium hybridum
Family: Fabaceae
What it is like
A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It can lie along the ground or be erect. It grows 50 cm tall. The flowers are white and pink.
There are about 240 Trifolium species. They are mostly temperate.
Where it is found
It grows in temperate places. Tasmania Herbarium.
Countries/locations it is found in
Argentina, Asia, Australia, Austria, Balkans, Bosnia, Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, Central Asia, Chile, China, Crete, Czech, Europe, Falklands, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Korea, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mediterranean, North America, Romania, Russia, South America, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tasmania, Turkey, Türkiye, Uruguay, USA, Yugoslavia
How it is used for food
The leaves can be used in salads or cooked as a green. The dried flowerheads can be used for tea. The flowers are also eaten fresh. The dried flower heads and seeds can be ground into flour.
Edible parts
Flowers, leaves, seeds
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Klever, Svedska djtelina