Editing Trifolium repens (section)

== Description ==
It is a [[herbaceous]], [[perennial plant]]. It is low growing, with flowering [[Flower heads|heads]] of whitish florets, often with a tinge of pink or cream that may come on with the aging of the plant. The heads are generally {{convert|1.5|-|2|cm|frac=4}} wide, and are at the end of {{convert|7|cm|in|frac=4}} [[Peduncle (botany)|peduncles]] or inflorescence stalks.<ref name="wotn">Richard H. Uva, Joseph C. Neal and Joseph M. Ditomaso, ''Weeds of The Northeast'', (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997), Pp. 236–237.</ref> The flowers are mostly visited by [[bumblebee]]s<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1111/plb.12328| pmid = 25754608| title = Competition for pollinators and intra-communal spectral dissimilarity of flowers| journal = Plant Biology| volume = 18| issue = 1| pages = 56–62| year = 2015| last1 = Van Der Kooi | first1 = C. J.| last2 = Pen | first2 = I.| last3 = Staal | first3 = M.| last4 = Stavenga | first4 = D. G.| last5 = Elzenga | first5 = J. T. M.| bibcode = 2016PlBio..18...56V| url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273158762}}</ref> and often by [[honey bee]]s. The leaves are [[trifoliolate]], smooth, elliptic to egg-shaped and [[Petiole (botany)|long-petioled]] and usually with light or dark markings. The stems function as [[stolon]]s, so white clover often forms mats, with the stems creeping as much as {{convert|18|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} a year, and rooting at the nodes.<ref name="wotn" /> The leaves form the symbol known as [[shamrock]]. Almost always, a white clover will be trifoliolate. However, one can, but only sometimes, possess [[four-leaf clover|four or more leaflets]].{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}