Cape clover
Trifolium africanum

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A herb. It is soft and straggling. It keeps growing from year to year. The branches are 30 cm long. They have few leaves. The leaflets are oval. They are 3 cm long by 1 cm wide. The flower heads are stalked and up to 6 cm long. The flowers are in compact dome shaped heads. They are pink.

There are about 240 Trifolium species. They are mostly temperate. Also as Papilionaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland

How it is used for food

The flower is eaten raw.

It is eaten especially by children.

Edible parts

Flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Moqophi, Moqopolla-thula, Moroko

Synonyms

Trifolium africanum Ser. var. glabellum (E. Mey.) Harv.;