Clover, also known as axlegrass, is a perennial herb of the legume clover genus. The clover in the Qinling area is mainly white-flowered clover. Clover stems and leaves are fine and soft, rich in leaf volume, high in crude protein and low in crude fiber, and can be used to stock livestock and feed herbivorous fish. The white-flowered clover plant is low and adaptable, and can be used as an excellent plant for greening and planting lawns.
The legend of the clover flower language
The flower language of clover is happiness.
Legend has it that if anyone finds a clover with four leaves, the four-leaf clover (also known as lucky grass), he or she will be happy. Therefore, in some European countries, people who see clover on the side of the road will almost always put it away and flatten it so that they can give it to others in the future to express their good wishes to their friends. One leaf of the four-leaf clover represents prayer, one leaf represents hope, one leaf represents love, and the last leaf represents happiness.
The legendary four-leaf clover was brought to earth by Eve from the Garden of Heavenly Eden, and the flower language is happiness. Also known as clover. Usually there are only 3 leaves, and the chance of finding 4 leaves is only 1 in 10,000, implying happiness and divine favor.
Morphological characteristics of clover
Clover is a perennial herb. The plant is low, 30 to 40 cm tall. Straight roots, the roots have the characteristics of symbiosis with rhizobia, and the ability of root part to plague and regenerate is strong. There are many branches, creeping branches grow, and the internodes take root and sprout new shoots. Compound leaves, with three leaflets, inverted ovate or inverted heart-shaped leaflets, wedge-shaped at the base, blunt or slightly concave at the apex, finely serrated at the edges, with a "V" white halo in the center of the leaf surface; It flowers in summer and autumn, with a head-shaped inflorescence, spherical, long peduncle, white flowers, and occasionally reddish tinge. While flowering, the seeds are knotted, and the seeds have different maturity periods and the seeds are small.
Clover's habits
Clover is hardy, some of the old leaves are yellow when the temperature drops to 0 °C, and the leaflets on the main root are close to the ground, stopping growing, but still remaining green. Therefore, the green period is very long. The soil requirements are not strict, can adapt to various soil types, and grow well on slightly acidic soils. Prefers warm, sunny, well-drained environmental conditions. It grows slowly in drought and partially dies during the high temperature season. Resistant to pruning, trampling, strong regeneration ability, within 10 days after pruning, new leaflets can grow. After high-intensity trampling or crushing, it can be recovered in 3 to 5 days. In the case of strong shade, it is easy to grow, resulting in poor growth. Strong resistance to harmful gas pollution and disease and pests.