White Clover

A very common weed of turf surfaces. Its scientific name is Trifolium repens. It is a Perennial and spreads by narrow stolons; and has leaves which are oval, fine serrated edges, hairless, with 3 leaves per leaf stalk, and also having a white 'V' pattern on the leaf. A typical leaflet size might be 6mm-15mm in more intensively maintained turfgrass situations, with leaflets being to 30mm in lesser maintained situations. The main flowering period for the white-headed globular flowers, often tinged with pink, is May to September, and these are much loved by bumble bees. It has also been known as Dutch Clover.