Tuesday, August 20, 2024

August 20, 2024

This plant is Trifolium incarnatum
Commonly known as Crimson Clover
Livestock will eat
It's flowers and seeds
Whenever they come walking over.

(If you are between 60 and 80 years old, you are singing the Tommy James and the Shondells song right now. You know you are.)

Location: Howard Marsh Metropark, Curtice, OH

Sources: https://www.gardenia.net/plant/trifolium-incarnatum

https://youtu.be/LyQiJKY7NpM?si=nBc4A6vXkRUjroGE

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