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[[File:Trifolium pratense 0522.jpg|thumb|right|''Trifolium pratense'']]
'''Trifolium pratense''' is an erect to decumbent, short-lived, evergreen perennial plant; it produces numerous stems from the root crown; It can grow up to 60cm tall. Red clover has a wide range of traditional uses as a food and a medicine, and is still often harvested from the wild, often being traded for medicinal use. The plant is also often used as a green manure and in soil improvement schemes.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Skin problems}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Whooping cough}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Dry coughs}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|stemFlowers}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootRoots}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is a rich source of plant secondary metabolites isoflavonoids which belong to the group ofphenylpropanoids.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen perennial}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Division in spring}}, {{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Trifolium pratense is a plant that ranges from cold temperate to subtropical zones, where it is found at elevations up to 3,000 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Pastures}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Other grassy places}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.actascientific.com/ASPS/pdf/ASPS-03-0371.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Trifolium+pratense Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/trifolium-pratense Trifolium pratense on sciencedirect.com]* [ http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523575-1 Trifolium pratense on science.kew.org]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
