Alsike

a kind of clover. It is also called Swedish clover. Alsike is the name of a parish in Sweden. Alsike has slender, branching, half reclining stems, and bears pinkish heads. Linnaeus called it "hybridum," meaning that it is half way between white and red clover. Alsike will grow on wetter soil than red clover. See Clover; Alfalfa