Photos: Co. Wexford |
Knotted Clover / Soft Clover Oval, unstalked flowerheads with pinkish flowers. Downy, inflated, red-ribbed calyx, teeth erect when fruiting. Leaflets heart-shaped, lateral veins not curved. Stems spreading. Whole plant softly downy-hairy. Rare, found on rocky ground and dry grasslands near S, E Irish coasts. Similar: Rough Clover, Trifolium scabrum |
Knotted Clover / Soft Clover, Trifolium striatum. June 2010