Low Hop Clover: The 66th Flower of Spring & Summer!

Until I began trying to identify the flowers that grow on our property, I had no idea how many kinds of clover species there are! In fact, there are lots of flowers that have three leaves that aren't clovers but are in that genus. It's pretty interesting, but so confusing!!

This is the tiny Low Hop Clover, named because it resembles Hop flowers. It's native to Europe and Western Asia, but has been naturalized in much of the United States because it's such a good source of nutrition for livestock, and it also replenishes soil. These useful qualities make it the third most important clover in agriculture!

If you would like to know more about this clover, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: Low Hop Clover (Trifolium campestre)