Can clover grow little radishes? The plant that symbolizes happiness has this trick too

Influenced by TV dramas when we were kids, we often searched through clover patches for a four-leaf clover. It is said that a four-leaf clover represents happiness. Did you have the same childhood?

Do you still remember what plant this is? Anyone who has played with it surely knows.

When we were kids, children would often pick a big handful of "clover", take one stem, break it in the middle, gently pull the fiber down to the base of the leaf, then peel off the skin of the stem, leaving only the fiber connected to the leaf.

Fold another one the same way, then twist the two leaves together, and you and a friend could each hold one and pull at the same time. Whoever's clover broke first lost. We could play like this all afternoon back then, it was so much fun.

"Clover" is just its alias; its scientific name is "oxalis". In the countryside, it is also called "sour grass" because its leaves are rich in "oxalic acid". It can generally be seen in fields, roadside grass, vegetable plots and wall corners.

Besides yellow flowers, "clover" also comes with purple flowers. Ordinary oxalis has only three leaves, and occasionally four leaves appear, which is also called "lucky grass". Legend says that if you have a four-leaf lucky grass, all your wishes will come true.

But although many people have played with "clover", they do not know that "clover" can produce little radishes. In fact, this kind of transparent little radish is the root stem of "clover".

In the countryside, because "clover" is so common, many children would go out of their way to dig up these little radishes, wash them clean, and pop them straight into their mouths. These mini little radishes taste fresh, sweet and delicious. By comparison, the flowers and leaves of "clover" are especially sour.

Image from the internet, deleted if infringing.

Original statement: The text content in the article is an original work, and individuals are welcome to forward it. Media may not reprint it without authorization! Everyone is welcome to keep following "Tianyuan Hulian" to learn about rural stories.

Reprinting must obtain the consent of the author of this Toutiao account; without authorization, reprinting is not allowed.