kids encyclopedia robot

Clover facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Clover
Trefle2.1s.JPG
clover inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Division:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Genus:
Trifolium

Species

See text

Clover (Trifolium) is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the pea family. It grows worldwide, mainly in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but many species also in South America and Africa, including at high altitudes on mountains in the tropics.

They are small herbaceous plants. It has three sections to each leave, which looks like three leaves. This is called trifoliate.

Symbolism

Shamrock, the traditional Irish symbol, which according to legend was coined by Saint Patrick for the Holy Trinity, is commonly associated with clover.

Clovers occasionally have four leaflets, instead of the usual three. These four-leaf clovers, like other rarities, are considered lucky. Clovers can also have five, six, or more leaflets, but these are rarer. The record for most leaflets is 56, set on 10 May 2009.

Images for kids

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Trifolium para niños

kids search engine
Clover Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.