Trifolium spp. - Clover

Clovers are herbaceous plants with trifoliate leaves and small flowers. They are widely used in agriculture as forage crops, cover crops, and for their nitrogen-fixing ability, which enhances soil fertility.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Livestock forage²
• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Phosphorus accumulator³
• Nitrogen fixer⁴
• Ground cover
• Attracting beneficial insects⁵

Footnotes

1. Trifolium pratense | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. Trifolium pratense (Red clover) | Feedipedia ↩

3. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-2 ↩

4. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-3 ↩

5. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 10-1 ↩