Alpine Clover

Did you know

• Alpine Clover has the largest flowers of any European clover species, with vivid pink-purple heads up to an inch across.
• Its root system can extend over 3 feet deep, far longer than the plant is tall, to access water in rocky mountain soils.
• The roots were traditionally eaten by Alpine farmers, tasting sweet and somewhat like licorice.
• Like other legumes, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen through root nodules, enriching the poor alpine soils where it grows.
• It is a key food plant for alpine marmots and is eagerly grazed by mountain cattle in traditional transhumance pastures.

Color meanings

Uses

• alpine meadow restoration
• traditional food