Wildflowers Identified: Bush-Clover
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Bush-Clover has these characteristics:
- irregular petals: lipped, lopsided, not symmetrical
- several flowers on stem
- 1/8 of an inch or less flower width
- 1/8 to 3/8 inches flower width
- pink to red flower color
- blue to purple flower color
- blooms in August
- blooms in September or later
- plant height one foot to two feet
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- smooth leaf edges
- branched leaf veins
- compound leaves are trifoliate - three leaflets radiating from a point
- stem is hairy or spiny
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Eric Haines,
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