Shamrock

[Neill, Amanda]

Adolf,
I found a (religious) page with a picture and some of the background
information on Oxalis acetosella, the Irish shamrock, at
<http://www.mgardens.org/JS-FAHSOTT-MG.html>.  Also included are some
fanciful references to Aloe vera, which I'm quite sure is not native to
Eire.
Amanda Neill


Apologies for this naive question: What is shamrock?  I thought that it is
  Trifolium repens, but my friend insists that it is something else. I don't

  know the Irish flora well enough in order to offer her another name.
  Please, help.

  Adolf Ceska, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada