Red clover is a flower which can be often seen in Karuizawa in May. It is quite similar to white clover, but the color is not white but pink. It looks like one round flower, but in fact, it is composed of a number of tiny flowers. Red clover is not the Japanese indigenous flower; it was imported from overseas as grass in the Meiji period. It has gradually spread around the country, and that’s why we can see red clovers here.
軽井沢で歩いていると、よく見かけるお花です。シロツメクサによく似ているピンク色のアカツメクサ。実は、小さな花がたくさん集まって一つの花のように見えるのです。牧草として明治期に輸入されたものが日本中に広がったのだそう！
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