Weekly Wildflowers – Crescent Beach State Park, Cape Elizabeth, ME
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Red Clover
Red Clover Trifolium pratense Other names: Cowgrass Family: Fabaceae Range: Throughout North America Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Grasslands, woodlands, forest edges, waste areas. Bloom Time: Summer Notes: Native to Europe, Western Asia and Northwest Africa. It’s widely used as a fodder crop, and since it fixes nitrogen, as a green manure. (This is why it
Ox-Eye Daisy
Ox-Eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Other names: Common Daisy, Dog Daisy and Moon Daisy Family: Asteraceae Range: Native to Europe and the temperate regions of Asia and an introduced plant to North America, Australia and New Zealand. Native or Introduced: Introduced Native Habitat: Grows in a variety of plant communities including meadows and fields, under scrub
