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Rabbit-foot Clover
Trifolium arvense		  
Family Pea or Bean  (Fabaceae)
Bloom Spring, Summer, Fall
Habitat Sun, old fields, pastures, roadsides, disturbed sites
Status Non-Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 4-16"
Flower Cylindrical to round clusters of 50-100 pink to white flowers that appear as one large flower about 1" in diameter.
Leaf 3-parted oblong leaves.
Notes Stems are hairy.  Clover was introduced from Europe as a hay and pasture crop. Found on the upper Bay View trail at the edge of the meadow.

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