Red Clover / Trifolium pratense (Plants) by John Pilkington on 10th September 2012 | iSpot

Red Clover

Observed by John Pilkington on 8th September 2012

(Added to iSpot on 10th September 2012)

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In grassland edge of car park at dismantled Torpantau railway station

Location: Torpantau, Brecon Beacons National Park

Identifications

likely ID
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) by John Pilkington at 11:41 pm 10/09/12
Confidence: It's likely to be this, but I can't be certain.
Notes: Pink-purple flower heads with elliptical leaflets in groups of three. No white crescent marks on leaves.
ID agreements (): 5 people agree with this identification.
- davidpreston1973
- cicuta58
- landgirl
- Pam Burrow
- cerigait
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Zigzag Clover (Trifolium medium) by baildonharry at 10:12 am 11/09/12
Confidence: It might be this.
Notes: The absence of white marks on leaves suggest possibility of zigzag.
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Comments

Zigzag

11 September 2012 - 10:58am — cicuta58

Plants expert

The sessile flower heads make Zigzag Clover very unlikely as does the pale pink colour.

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