Yellow Sweetclover
Yellow Sweetclover
[Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.]
Fabaceae (Legume Family)
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Sweet Clover:
- a tall-growing summer annual weed--3-6 feet tall
- flowers in spikes of white or yellow (actually two different species)
- found in cultivated fields, but also encroaching in wildland areas
- can be used as a forage, but abundant seed producer and can be invasive