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White Clover
Trifolium repens, legume family. Abundant in East and Central and West Texas.
At a glance
- What
- Flowers and young leaves
- How
- Flowers raw or as tea; leaves cooked
- When
- Spring into summer
- Where
- Lawns, fields, roadsides everywhere
- Value
- A mild sweet nibble
Caution: Eat clover in modest amounts and best cooked or dried for tea, since large quantities of raw clover can cause bloating. Harvest from unsprayed lawns. Never eat a wild plant on this guide's word alone. Confirm identity against several sources and learn the look-alikes first.
Identification
The familiar three-leaflet lawn clover with round white flower heads. Truly abundant and easy to know.
Uses
The sweet flower heads make a pleasant nibble and a mild tea; young leaves are best lightly cooked.
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Forages well with
Forage safely. Never eat a wild plant on this site's word alone. Confirm identity with several sources, learn the look-alikes, and when in doubt, leave it in the ground.