Missouri Plants White clover   (Trifolium repens) Tracheophyta: Angiosperm: Dicot: Legume (Fabaceae) Non-native from Europe Habitat: any full sun area. ID Features: white flowers, leaves of 3 leaflets. Natural History: White clover is a legume with palmately compound leaves (3 leaflets). The flowers are arranged in bunches and produces seeds in small pods. The plant is eaten by a variety of herbivores, including rabbits. It is common on lawns and roadsides.

The information is from: Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 5th Edition, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.