Running buffalo clover is very similar to other clovers found in Missouri. White clover is a non-native clover that blooms throughout the summer and into the fall. Alsike clover is another non-native clover that grows throughout the summer and into the fall. It has one leaf beneath the flower head, which is opposed by a branch and not another leaf. It does not produce rooted runners.
Red clover is a third non-native clover that produces white or reddish flowers.
It blooms throughout the summer and into the fall. Buffalo clover is an uncommon native clover of Missouri. It grows erect without rooted runners and has large pink to white flower heads and hairy leaf stalks. It blooms throughout the summer. Flora of Missouri.