White clover (Trifolium repens)
White clover may be as effective as red clover, but there is little research or even ancedotal evidence on its uses. Since it is smaller and closer to the ground, it is a real labor to harvest. I feed it to my rabbits and concentrate on the red clover for my own use.

Alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum)
This pretty pink clover is easily confused with white clover, which turns pink as it ages. Both of them, unlike the red clover, open the individual florets of their flower head from bottom to top and let then hang down as they are fertilized, making it difficult to find perfect blossoms to harvest. All clovers are great in salads, but do tear the flower head into pieces, as they are a mouthful to chew otherwise.

Bird’s eye trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
This beautiful roadside clover has enormous florets arranged in a circle rather than a head. The vivid yellow makes hard to miss, even at 65 miles an hour. I was introduced to this plant as “Poor wo/man’s alfalfa.” The idea being that alfalfa must be seeded and tended, but bird’s eye grows for free and provides the same nourishment to animals. I have never tried the blossoms in my salads, but I bet they would be delicious so long as not too many are used.