Mainely Phenology 6/23/18

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn

Red Clovers

One of our especially common plants that is in bloom right now is red clover. For as long as people have coexisted with this plant, red clover flowers have been eaten for food and used for medicine. Red clovers are not just useful to humans, of course. Much of our local wildlife enjoys eating them and they also provide a special service to the soil.

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