 Four-leaf clover: White Clover (Trifolium repens) with four leaves. Image by KEBman, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
The Clover BoysFour-leaf clover Four-leaf clover Rare mutation of the common 3-leaf clover said to bring good luck For other plants informally known as "4-leaf clover" and other uses, see Four-leaf clover (disambiguation). The four-leaf clover is a rare mutation of the common three-leaf clover that has four leaflets instead of three. According to traditional sayings, such clovers bring good luck,[1] a belief that dates back to at least the 17th century.[a] 4-leaf white clover (Trifolium repens L.) The term four-leaf is botanically a misnomer, as cloverplants have multiple leaves (multiple clovers), each consisting of a varying number of leaflets, typically three. Occurrence A 2017 survey of approximately 5.7 million clovers in six European countries found the frequency of 4-leaf clovers to… (Source: Wikipedia)
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