Common name:
Sea clover
Family:
Scientific name:
Trifolium squamosum
Main flower color:
Range:
Discontinuous locations along the coast of southern England
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Grassy places by the coast, including on or around well-established sea walls
Flowers:
Pinkish-white, in tight, spherical, terminal clusters, with a pair of leaves just below. Calyces are silky-hairy, divided into relatively long, narrow teeth
Leaves:
Divided into three narrow, untoothed leaflets, covered with downy hairs; up to 25 mm long and 5 mm across. Narrow stipules at the base, with long-tapered tips
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
