Sour Clover (Trifolium fucatum)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Trifolium fucatum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked. Seeds - raw. Flowers and young seedpods - raw or cooked. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; Flowers and young seedpods - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Grassy places. Moist places below 1000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)