Trifolium repens f. giganteum(Ladino clover, "Oshirotsumekusa")
Japanese name: オオシロツメクサ(大白詰草) Scientific name:Trifolium repens f. giganteum
[Overview]
A perennial seen in grasslands and similar places.
A cultivar of Shiro-tsumekusa, larger overall than the basic species.
The stems branch freely and creep along the ground, rooting at the nodes and spreading in a mat, reaching about 1 m in length.
Leaves are alternate and consist of 3 leaflets.
The leaflets are obcordate, 3 cm or more both in length and width, notched at the tip, with a greenish-white V-shaped marking on the upper surface.
The leaf margins have fine teeth.
The leaves have long petioles.
Globose racemes 3 cm or more across arise from the leaf axils, densely bearing 30–80 white pea-type flowers.
The fruit is a legume.