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(Created page with "thumb|''T. repens'' flowering '''''Trifolium repens''''', '''White clover''', or the '''Dutch clover'''<ref>{{PLANTS|id=TRRE3|taxon=Trifolium repens|access-date=15 December 2015}}</ref> is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae (previously referred to as Leguminosae). It is native to Europe, including the British Isles,<ref name="autogenerated1968">Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg., E.F....") |
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'''''Trifolium repens''''', '''White clover''', or the '''Dutch clover'''<ref>{{PLANTS|id=TRRE3|taxon=Trifolium repens|access-date=15 December 2015}}</ref> is a herbaceous [[perennial plant]] in the bean family [[Fabaceae]] (previously referred to as Leguminosae). It is native to [[Europe]], including the British Isles,<ref name="autogenerated1968">Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg., E.F. 1968. ''Excursion Flora of the British Isles''. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|0-521-04656-4}}</ref> The term 'white clover' is applied to the species in general, 'Dutch clover' is often applied to intermediate varieties (but sometimes to smaller varieties), and 'ladino clover' is applied to large varieties.<ref>Barnes, R. F., C. J. Nelson, M. Collins, and K. J. Moore (eds.). 2003. Forages: an introduction to grassland agriculture. Vol. 1. 6th ed. Blackwell Publishing. 556 pp.</ref><ref>Henning, J. C. and H. N. Wheaton. 1993. White, ladino and sweet clover. G4639. U. Missouri Extension. http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G4639</ref><ref>Rasnake, M., G. D. Lacefield, J. C. Henning, N. L. Taylor and D. C. Ditsch. Growing white clover in Kentucky. Univ. Kentucky. AGR-93. [https://web.archive.org/web/19991010005823/http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/agr/agr93/agr93.htm]</ref><ref>White clover. Penn State University Extension. http://extension.psu.edu/plants/crops/forages/species/white-clover</ref> | '''''Trifolium repens''''', '''White clover''', or the '''Dutch clover'''<ref>{{PLANTS|id=TRRE3|taxon=Trifolium repens|access-date=15 December 2015}}</ref> is a herbaceous [[perennial plant]] in the bean family [[Fabaceae]] (previously referred to as Leguminosae). It is native to [[Europe]], including the [[British Isles]],<ref name="autogenerated1968">Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg., E.F. 1968. ''Excursion Flora of the British Isles''. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|0-521-04656-4}}</ref> The term 'white clover' is applied to the species in general, 'Dutch clover' is often applied to intermediate varieties (but sometimes to smaller varieties), and 'ladino clover' is applied to large varieties.<ref>Barnes, R. F., C. J. Nelson, M. Collins, and K. J. Moore (eds.). 2003. Forages: an introduction to grassland agriculture. Vol. 1. 6th ed. Blackwell Publishing. 556 pp.</ref><ref>Henning, J. C. and H. N. Wheaton. 1993. White, ladino and sweet clover. G4639. U. Missouri Extension. http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G4639</ref><ref>Rasnake, M., G. D. Lacefield, J. C. Henning, N. L. Taylor and D. C. Ditsch. Growing white clover in Kentucky. Univ. Kentucky. AGR-93. [https://web.archive.org/web/19991010005823/http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/agr/agr93/agr93.htm]</ref><ref>White clover. Penn State University Extension. http://extension.psu.edu/plants/crops/forages/species/white-clover</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
