White clover (also called Dutch clover, ladino clover, or ladino), scientifically known as trifolium repens, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the legume family.
White clover thrives as a companion plant between grass in lawns, pastures, grain crops and vegetable fields.
The genus name is trifolium, derived from the Latin words tres "three" and folium "leaf". It is called so because of the characteristic shape of its leaves, usually three. For this reason, it is popularly known as "trefoil".
Among forage crops, some varieties of white clover tend to be preferred as fodder for grazing livestock because of their habit of producing stolons.
White clover has been described as the most important forage legume in temperate climates.
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