| No |
31 |
| Common Name: |
Lessor Trefoil – Yellow Clover |
| Scientific Name: |
Trifolium dubium |
| Irish Name: |
Seamar bhuí |
| Family: |
Fabaceae |
| Habitat: |
found growing in dry, grassy places and wasteland. (legumes) |
| Uses: |
Clovers and other peaflowers help to supplement nitrogen supplies to the soil by fixing nitrogen from the atmosphere. Compost made from the residue of such plants also forms a useful addition to the soil. Without nitrogen an estimated one-third of our current agricultural production would be lost. |
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