Plant ID

Clover — Positive ID

A common lawn nitrogen-fixer that's also genuinely edible — easy to confuse with yellow wood sorrel, which needs a different caution profile.

Lookalikes to Know

Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis): Frequently confused with clover, but a distinct plant with a distinct caution profile — clover carries a vitamin K/blood-thinner watch, oxalis carries an oxalate/kidney-stone watch. Oxalis has triangular, heart-shaped leaflets that fold down in low light; clover's leaflets are round-oval.

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