Trifolium hybridum, also known as the alsike clover, is a species of
flowering plant in the pea family
Fabaceae. The stalked, pale pink or whitish flower head grows from the leaf axils, and the trifoliate leaves are unmarked. The plant is up to 40 centimetres (1.3 ft) tall, and is found in fields and on roadsides – it is also grown as
fodder (
hay or
silage). It blooms from spring to autumn. Originating in mainland Europe, it has become established as an introduced plant in the
British Isles. This
T. hybridum flower was photographed in
Keila, Estonia.
Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus