As Scientific American explains, around one out of 10,000 clovers have four leaves. Around 200 clovers can be found in a 60-square centimeter plot of clover-growing grass or field, which means, on average, a space of about 1.2-square meters should contain a four-leaf clover.

Is there really such a thing as a 4 leaf clover?

Four-leaf clovers represent faith, love, and luck. According to Clovers Online, authentic four-leaf clovers come from the White Clover plant. ... Another way of identifying a real four-leaf clover is that the fourth leaflet is usually smaller than the other three leaflets.

How rare is a 4 leaf clover?

Its relative rarity (1 in 5,000 clovers) suggests a possible recessive gene appearing at a low frequency. Alternatively, four-leaf clovers could be caused by somatic mutation or a developmental error of environmental causes.