Category Archives: Plant comparisons

Here are four different plants with very similar leaves.  (Click on the image to get a larger view with better details.)  The leaves all have the same overall shape with coarsely toothed margins.  The venation looks the same with each … Continue reading →

Both White clover and Red clover are common throughout a number of continents.  This post compares these two clovers. The above image shows a patch of White clover (Trifolium repens) in early spring — before blooming.  The compound leaves have … Continue reading →

Here’s a typical plantain found around the world — usually in waste places, or lawns where it is regarded as a weed.  This is English plantain (Plantago lanceolata).  Another plantain found in similar locations is the Common plantain (Plantago major). … Continue reading →