One person’s ‘invasive’…

This is a common “weed,” White Clover or Dutch Clover (“Trifolium repens”). In some places it is regarded as invasive. Up close, though, it can take on some beauty.

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Trifolium_repens&rank=binomial

Photo taken on the SIUC campus (but not in the greenhouse).

Not posted: Shots of a beetle (“Odontotaenius disjunctus” = “Horned Passalus”) that rode into the house on me this evening, http://bugguide.net/node/view/945939

1 year ago (“Widow skimmer”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-06-24
2 years ago (“Ghostly Amberwing”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-24
3 years ago (“Natural fireworks”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-06-24

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[MaryBeth Dailey]

Hey! You took this! I saw it on the feed and thought "I knew clover could be pretty, but this one is the prettiest ever." This is great, Thom!

[Thom Mitchell]

@espyetta Aww, thanks, MaryBeth! I passed up posting a photo of a rather large beetle. Here it is, if you're interested! “Odontotaenius disjunctus” = “Horned Passalus”: http://bugguide.net/node/view/945939.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

@rhoing I have seen those...I think! Pretty cool little horn

[Rick Schies]

It is always amazing to see how even the weeds can be so beautiful. Nice focus