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Contains low doses of cyanogenic glycosides. If chewed the leaves release cyanide.
Sequin, M. (2012). The Chemistry of Plants. Perfumes Pigments and Poisons. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK.
Trifolium repens 'William' is the red flowered 'White' clover, and not the normal red clover Trifolium pratense.
Family name change from Papilionaceae
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In the traditional medicine of the Native Americans the species of this plant was taken in infusions for fevers, kidney problems, asthma, colds and other ailments.
Moerman, Daniel E. (2009) Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. P.567