Crimson Clover

Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) Color Drawing: 1787 - 1800. Curtis Botanical Magazine. National Agriculural Library. Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition. Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) Alien: Native of Europe. Identification: Flowers crimson red arranged in a elongate or conical flower head. Leaves and flowers branching from a common stem. Leaves divided into 3 leaflets, each leaflet round and blunt. Plant 6 to 30 inches in height. Distribution: Local in distribution, but found throughout most of North America except for the Rocky Mountain region. Habitat: Crimson Clover is a commonly planted ornamental that sometimes escapes to fields, roadsides, and empty lots. Flowering period: May to July.