White Clover, Trifolium repens

This flower was found at the entrance of Antrim Park.

It is on page 60 in Newcomb’s Wildflowers

Common name is White Clover Scientific name: Trifolium repens

Corolla: number of petals indistinguishable. separate or fused? separate

Calyx: number of sepals is 5 and lobed.

Adroecium: number of stamens 10, fused from the base.

Gynoecium type: the white clover is unicarpellate (and # of carpels = 1)

Flower type/ovary position: epigynous

Flower symmetry: zygomorphic (irregular)

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