Is This a Clover

[dieselscout80]

Is this a clover with the yellow flowers?

 

[texasjohn]

assuming the yellow flowers are attached to the 3 leaf clover leaves, then, IMHO, yes. Hard to tell, several plants in the photo.

 

[jones6780]

Its hard to say from the photo but, I think it is. We have it around here in poor soils along the roadside. Check the link and see what you think.

Weed Library :: National Gardening Association

Russell

 

[rmully]

Is this a clover with the yellow flowers?

Yes...... It is yellow clover. It looks nice when mixed with red clover. Does not like heat and may go dormant by summer.

 

[oldballs]

That stuff grows around my place too. I never wondered what it was. Some years I'll take anything green that grows . It seems that everything does some good in this world. Last winter I noticed the Chickadees and Juncos were enjoying all the Crabgrass and Knotweed seeds in my back yard.

 

[Fossil Farm]

Looks like one of the "hop" clovers common in the south. Up here we
have yellow sweet clover which has a long flower stalk. Not sure if it
is common down your way or not.

 

[oldballs]

What I call "Yellow Sweet Clover" grows well here also. It gets about 2-3 feet tall. I've planted it just for the heck of it. I think the bee keepers like it too. The OP picture is most likely Black Medic, now that I've looked it up and compared it to what volunteers around here in poor soil.

 

[Jim Jimmers]

I see some vetch in the picture also, the soil in the photo is almost surely nitrogen deficient.

 

[tmeadows]

Fossil is right, looks like hop clover to me too. It is very common around these parts.

 

[rambler]

You might want to look up 'Birdsfoot Trefoil' which is a non-bloating legume related to clover and alfalfa. Your buds look a little small, but perhaps different north to south on them?

--->Paul

 

[DJ54]

My Uncle always called it Chinese Clover... We had Birdsfoot Treefoil years ago in the cattle pasture, but did not get this big.

 

[dieselscout80]

I'm interested in planting some 'Birdsfoot Trefoil' in my pastures because of the heavy clay we have.

I've been told the tap root of 'Birdsfoot Trefoil' will push down through the clay and when it dies it the organic matter left from the root helps keep the clay open so water will soak in better. I'll bet that it will take a boat load of year to make a big difference though.

I want clover in my pastures to help supply Nitrogen for the Fescue.

 

[Fossil Farm]

Yea, forgot about black medic. Around here it is pretty small in size.
Hard to tell how big the plant is in the photo.

The flower on birdsfoot trefoil is not a composite-looking,
more solid and one even yellow color. Very different shape
than clovers.

 

[Fossil Farm]

I want clover in my pastures to help supply Nitrogen for the Fescue.

You may want to add an innoculant to any clover or birdsfoot you plant
if you are pretty sure no legumes have been there before. Without the
right bacteria, the legumes have a hard time fixing nitrogen into the
soil for some time.

 

[oldballs]

Diesel scout, I'm no agronomist, but Red Clover might be your answer. As I understand it, the "clovers" add nitrogen to the soil. It might be good for grazing also. The Bumble Bees love it and it makes a beautiful addition to a field. Seed for Yellow Blossum Sweet Clover, or Red Clover might be expensive. Red clover gets about 12-18 inches tall. Since I don't uses much weed killer, I've got lots of White Clover growing around the house. It sure makes a beautiful green amongst the K-31 fescue (smells neat when mowing also). It dies back when the heat hits however. Boy, life is full of wonderful things to learn or simply to observe.:thumbsup:

 

[JD5210]

As Fossil Farm said it appears to be black medic.

Black Medic Description

 

[rambler]

I'm interested in planting some 'Birdsfoot Trefoil' in my pastures because of the heavy clay we have.

I've been told the tap root of 'Birdsfoot Trefoil' will push down through the clay and when it dies it the organic matter left from the root helps keep the clay open so water will soak in better. I'll bet that it will take a boat load of year to make a big difference though.

I want clover in my pastures to help supply Nitrogen for the Fescue.

Alfalfa will actually do a bigger deeper root, same idea - takes about 3 years for a big sdeep root on alfalfa. All of these legumes make N.

Many farmers are experimenting with 'tillage raddish' to break up their soils some, pull nutrients back up to the surface. They don't make any N, but they pull stuff up from 3-4-5 feet deep in the right year. Cattle love to eat them, but of course then you don't get as much soil help.

Birdsfoot is a bit of a fussy one to get growing, you have to baby it.

--->Paul