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Red Clover

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Scientific Name: Trifolium pratense
Family: Fabaceae
Description: Dense, rounded, head-like masses of magenta pea-like flowers on an erect, hairy stem, with leaves divided into 3 oval leaflets
Habitat: Old fields, lawns, and roadsides
Range: Eastern North America
Comments: None.

Source: National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region
Photograph: Used with permission from Patrick Alexander.