Leaf Clover
Leaf Clover
How and where can I find a four leaf clover?
PPL say they found 36 four leafed clover in just 1 minute..how is that possible?
Most clover's have three leaflets, that is the reason they are called Trifolium or three leaved in Latin. However as with all plants they are not all just alike there are some plants with a variable number of three or four or more leaflets but whether it is just rare or caused by something in the environment in unknown. There are also other plant species, not clovers, that are normally four leaved and can fool shamrock hunters. Pepperwort (called the Water Shamrock) Marsilea Quadrifolia or Iron Cross Sorrel Oxalis tetraphylla both have four leaflets.
White Clover, Trifolium repens, is the clover that appears usually with three and rarely with four leaflets as the shamrock. This group have selectively bred a pure strain with four leaflets.
http://www.fourleafclover.com/4fact.html
Here is the usual flower & leaf
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/trfre.htm
These people list all the places they have been successful hunting the four leaf form
http://www.yokeandzoom.com/page1.htm
Here is another Trifolium bred for four leaves but also a purple leaf with green picotee edges.
http://www.parkseed.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10101&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&mainPage=prod2working&ItemId=40113&scChannel=Top%20Ten%20Plants
http://www.paghat.com/cloverdarkdancer.html
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/73581/
If you are hunting in the grass and find a three leaflet here is how to tell if it is a real clover because there are still more look alike plants.
They each have differences in the leaflets.
1-Black medic Oxalis has the center leaflet the longest
2-Yellow wood sorrel has distinct heart shape to each leaflet. Also each leaflet has a center fold line like a paper heart.
3-Clover has a serrate or toothed edge on the leaflets.
http://www.turf.uiuc.edu/weed_web/lookalikes/medic_oxalis_clover.htm
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Organic Alfalfa Leaf Uses
Organic alfalfa herb is readily available online from dried herb and spice merchants, and also comes as bulk organic alfalfa herbs. As you browse online, you will discover that Organic Alfalfa Leaf is available in both cut and sifted as well as powdered forms, which are sold in bulk or encased in capsules. Organic alfalfa herb is also produced in a kosher version as well. With the common names of lucerne, purple medic, Buffalo Grass and Chilean Clover, and the Latin botanical name of Medicago sativa, Organic Alfalfa Leaf is thought to have many medicinal and nutritional +uses.
Organic alfalfa leaf comes from a plant that is a member of the Fabaceae family, which includes peas. Like peas, it is a legume, and as such it has the ability to fix nitrogen in the soil. In other words, it can take the vast amounts of nitrogen that occur in the air, and transform it into nitrogen in the soil. Nitrogen is one of the major macronutrients needed by all plants, and thus legumes do an important job in keeping this important plant food in the soil.
Although alfalfa is commonly used as a feed for cattle and horses, organic alfalfa herb is also processed and used as a dietary supplement for people. Organic alfalfa herb contains large amounts of calcium and protein, as well as several important vitamins, including A, some B vitamins, C, D, E and K. Leaf meal made from bulk organic alfalfa herbs is commonly added to special diet and baby foods for the nutrient advantage it offers. It is important to note that alfalfa should not be taken by those with systemic lupus erythematosus or auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and should not be eaten by anyone in large quantities.
Organic Alfalfa Leaf may help increase urine flow and may act as a stimulant. It is commonly taken as a tonic to generally improve wellbeing, and organic alfalfa herb may reduce fever and internal bleeding. It was used in traditional medical practices as an appetite stimulant and to improve weight gain. Bulk organic alfalfa herbs may help to relieve pain and may offer an antibacterial quality. It may offer a mild laxative effect. Bulk organic alfalfa herbs may also bring on vomiting.
The seeds of alfalfa plants are sometimes used to make a yellow dye. An oil can also be extracted from the seeds, which is used in making paints and related products.
Organic Alfalfa Leaf should not be used to diagnose or treat a disease or health problem because it has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to treat, cure or prevent diseases. If you believe that you have a health concern, you should seek the advice of your health care provider.
About the Author
Anne Harvester--writes about bulk organic alfalfa herbs