Trifolium pratense (red clover)_albino

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  1. Sundrop

    Sundrop Well-Known Member

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    Trifolium pratense (red clover)_albino
     

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    vitog Contributor 10 Years

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    This is not an albino because it has green leaves and green flower parts. A true albino would lack chlorophyll and would probably not survive long enough to flower. It's probably a white variant of red clover or a similar white clover growing among the red plants.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Yep, a white-flowered variant of Red Clover. Not that rare.
     
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    Sorry for my ignorance and thank you both for the correction and learning.
    Yeah, it must be a white variant of red clover then. It is definitely not a white clover.
    Hope at least the picture is nice.
     

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