Common Name: White Clover ( Ladino Clover, White Dutch Clover )
Scientific Name: Trifolium repens
Nepali Name: Seto Beuli ( सेतो बेउली )
Size: 15 – 30 cm
Location: Sitapaila, Nepal
A perennial plant (Perennial is a plant that lives more than two years), White Clover is also known as Ladino Clover, White Dutch Clover. Growing up to 15 – 30 cm the flower is at the end of a 7 cm flower stalk which consists of a white head of generally 1.5-2 cm wide. The leaflets are elliptical to obovate to heart-shaped. They are frequently with white or light green markings of crescent-shaped or V-shaped.
A native to Europe, including the British Isles, White Clover is one of the most widely cultivated types of clover. In 1860 AD it was introduced in Nepal as a horse feed from England during the period of Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana.
Please feel free to comment below if the above species has been misidentified.
Umesh Acharya
Thank you very much.
I wish to see more national name of our local grass and weeds.
If possible, put them all with pictures.
Thank you very much for your excellent effort.
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Thank you so much for the wonderful comment Umesh ji. I will be adding more posts on grass and weeds found in Nepal in the future and will also be updating the details of the ones posted as I get information on it. Thank you again for the suggestions as this definitely helps me work harder on making this blog better.
Nagendra
can we find seed of this plant and can we grow at 2300 m altitude?
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Nagendra ji, In regards to the seed I don’t have a clue on where you can find it but I have had some friends who have taken some plants growing in one area and successfully growing it in another location. In regards to 2300 m I think can be grow pretty well at that altitude as well.