Alisa and Andrew Lewis sent Patch these photos of a rarity their son discovered.
They write,
Ansel Lewis, a nine-year-old Decatur boy, spends lots of time locating four leaf clovers.
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In the past several weeks, Ansel has found nearly 20 of them. On Sunday, he found a clover far more rare: a seven-leaf clover.
Patch checked and discovered Guiness World Records says Shigeo Obara of Hanamaki City, Iwate, Japan, set the record when he found a 56-leaf clover in 2009. He had set the previous record of 21 clovers.
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But that's Japan. Seven leaves is a lot for Decatur. Congratulations, Ansel!
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