Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Ontario Weeds: White clover

Table of Contents

1. Name
2. Other Names
3. Family
4. General Description
   • Photos and Pictures
5. Habitat
6. Related Links

Name: White clover, Trifolium repens L.,

Other Names: trèfle blanc, White dutch clover, trèfle rampant

Family: Legume or Bean Family (Leguminosae) 

General Description: Similar to Black medick but differs in being perennial, having somewhat larger leaflets, all of which are stalkless, each usually having a V-shaped whitish mark on the upper surface, and it has larger white flowers.

Photos and Pictures

Habitat: A plant of mixed virtue, White clover is common throughout Ontario in pastures, lawns, meadows, roadsides, waste places and cultivated land, having been intentionally planted as a forage or ground cover in many situations and persisting as an unwanted weed in others.

Related Links

... on general Weed topics
... on weed identification, order OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
... on weed control, order OMAFRA Publication 75: Guide To Weed Control

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