Valérie showed me a species of clover that was new to me the other day, in the field we crossed to get to the Etang Purais. It was Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum (Fr. Trèfle à fraises).
This little clover takes its name from its large pink fruits, which, with a little imagination, resemble strawberries. It's a creeping plant with a stem rooted at the nodes. Its stems and petioles are hairy. It can be found in lawns and along roadsides. Wet pasture such as where we found it in the Brenne is a typical habitat for the species.
It is uncommon enough to be a ZNIEFF determinant species (so it is a sign of good biodiversity on a site with scientific interest).
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