CLOVER
(SWEET WHITE)

 

About Sweet White Clover

These tall gangly looking weeds inhabit extensively throughout our region.

Primary use
food source

Edible parts
Young tender leaves, seeds as a spice, Makes for a slight vanilla flavored tea.
Use Sparingly as can cause vomiting and or liver damage if consumed on a regular basis.

Medicinal
Acts as an anticoagulant. Do not ingest if on any anticoagulant. drug.

Identification

Up to 3m tall with many gangly branches and rows of white flowers don the tips.

Where to look

Along roadsides/disturbed areas, they enjoy sun  and a multitude of soil types. Driving bush roads where the roadsides are cut back regularly provide great habitat.

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