Red Clover (looks purple to me)

(2009 Repost) 

The same person who named the Redbud tree must have named Red Clover. As is, in the last month I got a number of hits to this site for folks looking for name of the really red clover that grows along our highways. They should know that that is Crimson clover, while this pale purple substitute, is "Red"

More info to be posted.

Common White Clover

Common White Clover (Recycle from 08)

Most of us think of a clover as "a" flower, but close inspections shows us that each little clover is actually a ball of little flowers.

Crimson Clover (Recycle)

Crimson Clover

Trifolium incarnatum

Fabaceae

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_clover

I was surprised to find upon reading the Wikipedia article, that Crimson clover is neither native to Arkansas nor the US. Turns out this very visible highway-medium bloom and bushy head grass is a European transplant.

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Note: I started ID Arkansas just short of year ago, and will now begin to recycle posts as they match current blooming things. As the Crimson Clover are just now starting to go full force in Central AR, I am reposting my first ever post from last year near this time.

Snapshot 21: May 24-30

Wild "Carnation" roses

Daisy Fleabane


Ditto

Daisy Fleabane and Lance leaf coreopsis (lower)

Water Hemlock (close and poison relative of Poison Hemlock)

Spiderwort continued.

Larkspur (Pics to post later this week)

(?) (Pics to post later this week)

Mega Clovers (Pics to post, later this week)

Crimson Clover after the fact

Self Heal

Plains Coreopsis. (Note: If not a "Plains" Coreopsis, this is something close. What's missing is the dark red center that I associate with the Plains version.)

May 24-30, 2009

Following almost a month of steady rains, the end of May finally broke out into sun, and a wild- flower bonanza. I'm not sure if I am simply seeing things earlier (because I know what they are) or if we are "ahead," but it seems that some blooming things are blooming earlier than in the last years.

We have now entered the White Zone - in which our dominant Interstate flowers are the Daisyfleabane and Queen Anne's lace, making for corridors flanked in cloudland white.

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Overview:

Spots of hot pink wild rose

Spiderworts still going strong

More, bigger, and bushier daisy fleabane - everywhere

The big white Mega clovers, starting to brown.

Queen Anne's Lace in billowing tufts.

The first of the Mimosa blooms

Jumbo White Clover (unknown name)

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All pics 5/15/09 and 5/15/04 ... just goes to show you the earth clock keeps pretty good time.

If you can't tell from the pictures, these clover are about three to five times the size of the traditional white "lawn" clover. And unlike the lawn variety, they don't taste very good -- Far to brittle and stickery. (Not like I tried it or anything.) On the other hand, they furnish a great way to see what a clover really is... a collection of Pea-flower blooms in the round.

As is, all of these clover were on a sloping highway cutaway, and may have been placed there to protect from soil erosion. I have yet to find the name of this plant, so if anyone can help, jump in.

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Snapshot Week 6: 2/8-2/14 First Spring

Japanese Magnolia. 2/12 -2/13. They were not open the morn of the 13th but were by 11AM that same day.

Henbit 2/13

White Clover 2/13

Bradford Pear 2/13

I'm afraid I may not be able to keep track this next week. The place looks like it is about to explode.