You can eat shamrock leaves in small amounts.
However while shamrock leaves are edible the shamrock leaves can also be poisonous when consumed in large quantities and doses.
As long as you only eat small amounts of shamrock leaves you'll be safe but don't eat too many of them or it could lead to poisoning and even death.
The three leaves of a shamrock are also said to stand for faith, hope and love.
A fourth leaf is where we get the luck from. The four-leafed clover, or “lucky clover”, is an uncommon variation of the three-leafed clover, and widely considered to be a symbol of good luck.
The four-leaf clover is a rare variation of the common three-leaf clover.
According to traditional sayings, such clovers bring good luck, though it is not clear when or how this idea began.
You can easily spot the difference between a shamrock leaf and a 4 leaf clover because shamrocks have three leaves (or leaflets, technically) while four-leaf clovers have, obviously, four leaflets.
It takes a rare genetic mutation to get that extra leaf which is why it's so difficult to find a four-leaf clover.
All shamrocks are clovers, but not all clovers are shamrocks.
Four-leaf clovers are associated with luck, whereas shamrocks have religious ties.
Clover is the common name for various species of plants in the Trifolium family.
The shamrock and Irish culture are so intertwined thanks to Ireland's patron saint, St. Patrick. Legends attest to St.
Patrick using the three petals of the shamrock to illustrate the mysteries of the Holy Trinity to the Celtic pagans.
Each leaf represented the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.