Chilean clover facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chilean clover |
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Trifolium
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macraei
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Trifolium macraei is a type of clover plant. People often call it Chilean clover, double-head clover, or MacRae's clover.
Discovering MacRae's Clover
This special clover grows in places that are very far apart. You can find it along the coastlines of Oregon and California in the United States. It also grows in South America.
MacRae's clover likes to live in coastal areas. This includes places like sand dunes. It can also grow in areas that have been disturbed, like by human activity.
This plant is an annual herb. This means it grows from a seed, flowers, produces new seeds, and then dies all within one year. It can grow in different ways. Sometimes it lies flat on the ground, and other times it stands up straight.
What Does MacRae's Clover Look Like?
The leaves of MacRae's clover are made of smaller oval-shaped parts. These small leaf parts are about 1 to 2 centimeters long.
The plant's flowers grow in clusters. These clusters are usually made of two oval or round flower heads. Each flower head can be up to 1.5 centimeters wide. The flowers themselves can be purple. Some flowers are two colors, like purple with white or pink parts.
