Common Name: red clover, purple cloverScientific Name: Trifolium pratense L.Family Name: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Pea or Bean FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed Stemsprostrate, branching, hairless to slightly hair, root at nodes Leaves fine hairs or pubescent, long petioles, compound with three leaflets; leaflets oval to obovate, usually with light green to white "v" marking above Flowerspink to red flowers; heads spherical, short stalks, leaves at base