Clover

The clover are Plante S herbaceous of the family of the Fabacée S, pertaining to the kind Trifolium .

They are characterized by their made up sheets with three leaflets and their capacity with to fix atmospheric nitrogen thanks to Bactérie S symbiotic lodged in their roots. The wealth of Protéine S of certain species does those of the plants of choice entering the composition of the meadows intended for the food of the Ruminant S of breeding.

The discovery of rare specimens of sheets with four leaflets (Four-leaf clover) is supposed to carry happiness to that which finds them.

The clover sheet is one of the symbols of the Car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. It is also a symbol running to represent Ireland: the tradition wants that Saint Patrick, the owner of Ireland, made use of the clover sheet to illustrate the mystery of the Trinité. One can as notice as the leaflets of the plant evoke the Celtic symbol with three spiral branches called Triskell . The clover sheet is also the emblem of the Worldwide association of the Guides and Girl guides, the international organization of the Guidisme (female scouting).

The clover also appears on the logos of the football club of the Celtic Glasgow like on that of the club omnisport of the Panathinaïkos.

Common characteristics

Herbaceous plants generally of small size, some crawling, which can be long-lived, annual or bi-annual. Sheet S with three leaflets almost always toothed, sometimes mackled in their center. Many Fleur S grouped in heads resembling flowerheads or ears. Chalice with five teeth, typical corolla of fabacées (standard, wings and careen), with wings longer than the hull, and a generally set up standard bent upwards in the majority of the species. Androcée is diadelphe (cheesecloth S assembled in two groups). The Fruit S are small Gousse S inside the chalice, container from one to four seeds. Several species are cultivated like fodder plants. They are also sometimes plants Mellifère S.

Principal species (France)

Trifolium alexandrinum L. - Alpine Clover Egyptian
Trifolium L. - Alpine Clover
Trifolium alpinum L. - alpine Clover
Trifolium angustifolium L. - Clover with narrow sheets
Trifolium arvense L. - Clover Rabbit-foot clover or Clover of the fields
Trifolium aureum Pollich - gilded Clover or yellow Clover
Trifolium badium Schreb. - Clover bai
Trifolium bocconi Savi
Trifolium campestre Schreb. - Clover lying, pastoral clover or yellow Clover
Trifolium cernuum Brot.
Trifolium cherleri L.
Trifolium diffusum Ehrh.
Trifolium dubium Sibth. - doubtful Clover
Trifolium fragiferum L.
Trifolium glomeratum L.
Trifolium hirtum All.
Trifolium hybridum L.
Trifolium incarnatum L. - Trèfle incarnates
Trifolium isthmocarpum Brot.
Trifolium lappaceum L.
Trifolium leucanthum M.Bieb
Trifolium ligusticum Balb. ex Loisel.
Trifolium maritimum Huds.
Trifolium medium L.
Trifolium michelianum Savi
Trifolium micranthum Viv.
Trifolium montanum L. - Clover of mountain
Trifolium nigrescens Viv.
Trifolium Western Coombe - Clover of the west
Trifolium ochroleucon Huds. - yellowish Clover
Trifolium ornithopodioides L.
Trifolium pallescens Schreb.
Trifolium pallidum Waldst. & Kit.
Trifolium pannonicum Jacq.
Trifolium patens Schreb.
Trifolium phleoides Pourr. ex Willd.
Trifolium pratense L. Clover of the meadows or red Clover
Trifolium purpureum Loisel.
Trifolium repens L. - white Clover
Trifolium resupinatum L.
Trifolium retusum L.
Trifolium rubens L. - reddish Clover or red Clover
Trifolium saxatile All.
Trifolium scabrum L. - Clover scabre
Trifolium spadiceum L.
Trifolium spumosum L.
Trifolium squarrosum L.
Trifolium stellatum L. - spangled Clover
Trifolium striatum L.
Trifolium strictum L.
Trifolium subterraneum L.
Trifolium suffocatum L.
Trifolium sylvaticum Gerard ex Loisel.
Cheap Trifolium thalii . - Clover of Thal
Trifolium tomentosum L.
Trifolium uniflorum L.
Trifolium vesiculosum Savi

External bonds

Be-X-old: Канюшына Simple: Clover

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