Red Clover – Nature Journeys

Red Clover Trifolium pratense

One of the many delights to be found in a wild flower meadow.

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May 2018, local field, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman. Sigma 18-300mm lens.

Clover After The Rains

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), local field, Staffordshire, England. May 2017.

06/17 by Peter Hillman Categories: Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, Plants, Wild Flowers, Wildlife PhotographyTags: Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Red Clover, Trifolium pratense, Wild Flowers, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 21 Comments

Red Clover II

For more information on this beuatiful plant please se my previous Red Clover page.

July 2011, local field, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2011.

02/1702/17 by Peter Hillman Categories: Fields & Meadows, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, Places, Plants, Wild Flowers, Wildlife PhotographyTags: Fabaceae, Flower, Flowers, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Peas, Red Clover, Trifolium pratense, Wild Flowers, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 8 Comments

Trifolium pratense

Red Clover is a herbaceous perennial which has rounded pink to red flower heads which have a leaf directly below them. The leaves are formed of three oval leaflets, often with a whitish V-shaped band.

It flowers May to September, and it is found in meadows, pastures, rough grassland, wasteland and verges. A native species, and abundant and widespread throughout.

This is an important pollinator for bees and other insects. It is also extensively grown for pastureland as a forage crop for livestock.