Plant · Ambiguous
Four-leaf Clover
The exceptional four-leaf form of clover as described in Folkard's magical-plant survey, without selecting a clover species.
Profile research status
This stable record is still in evidence review. Its current identity, cultural scope, image, and direct source records are available here; a complete history, myth, worship, iconography, relationship, and reception profile is not yet claimed.
Direct connections and evidence
Explicit Source
four-leaf clover good-fortune custom
The plant species is unspecified, so the relationship is shown historically and is not a physical-use recommendation.
1 attestation · high confidence
- Richard Folkard, Plant Lore, Legends, and LyricsFirst edition · Wellcome Collection · Custom recorded in an 1884 folklore compilation · European plant folklore · Book Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics · Chapter Magical Plants · Page 110
Reviewed sources
- Richard Folkard, Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics (1884)First edition · Wellcome Collection