A second cutting is possible under favorable growing conditions. For maximum wildlife benefits, protect from domestic livestock. An introduced, upright cool-season reseeding annual legume that grows to a height of 40 to 50 inches under good conditions. Seeds germinate in the fall, but grow slowly during the winter. Leaflets are large, rounded at the base and pointed at the tip.
Some leaflets have white, V-shaped markings.
Blossoms are arranged in a cluster or head up to 2 inches long. Initially, the blossoms are white to pinkish, turning brown when mature. Hay, grazing, seed production, soil improvement, and wildlife. Deer and turkey readily feed on this clover which often persists well into early summer. It is not suited to light textured, droughty soil of low fertility or to poorly drained, wet soils.