Clustered Clover - introduced (*Trifolium glomeratum)

Family: Fabaceae (Pea family).

Native of Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean region.

Occurrence: A widespread weed of roadsides and waste areas.

Identification:

• the leaves are trifoliate with leaflets about as wide as long
• the flowers are small white pea-flowers and clustered into a ball
• the flower ball is about the same diameter as the leaflets
• the flower stalks are fairly short, and the flowers are not held above the leaves.

This clover is generally less common than some of the other clovers.

Photos: Clustered Clover. Hargraves St, Castlemaine.