Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Today I was driving and stopped dead in my tracks (thank God no one was behind me!) when I spotted some red clover growing by the side of the road. I know this is red clover BUT, the leaves are all green. They don't have the white "V" which is characteristic of red clover leaves. I am positive, beyond a shadow of the doubt that it's red clover, but it's confusing when I find herbs that don't totally match their usual description. I am on a quest to be able to identify herbs that are growing wild and this one threw me off. Has anyone else run into this type of inconsistency with wild herbs??? Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Gloria, I don't have an answer to your question, but I will say that if you found it growing on the side of the road, you should not use it anyway. It will be laden with the toxic metals from passing vehicles. I hate this since many of the great herbs that grow wild here are "ditch" herbs. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 I hate this since many of the great herbs that grow wild here are "ditch" herbs. LOL Yesterday I drove to a nearby park and spotted even more red clover. This time it was gobs of them and they were nice and purple and had the white on the leaf. I pulled over, got out my basket and plucked as many as I could, feeling like "hey! I really scored here!!!" . As I was leaving the park I saw a sign saying "Park Closed Until Further Notice". It went on to explain that they found a high lead content in the soil and were closed because of it. Needless to say my heart sank and I trashed the blossoms when I got home. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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