Family:

Fabaceae

Habitat:

Ruderal meadow

Growth habit:

herbaceous, woody at the base

Plant size:

30 cm

Flower colour:

light blue, violet

Flowering time

March - October

Leaf characteristics:

alternate, long petiolate, blade clover-like trifoliate, glandular dotted, entire, lanceolate to broadly ovate, 3 - 4 cm long

Flower characteristics:

1.5 - 2 cm long, long-stalked flower heads

Fruits:

1 cm pods, sword-shaped, beaked, single-seeded

Special features:

Resin clover is also known as asphalt clover because of its bitumen odour.