Selected images for yellow sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis )
Yellow sweetclover is an annual to short-lived perennial herb native to Eurasia. Plants can grow to approximately 6 ½ ft. (2 m) in height and can sometimes be woody at the base. Leaves are ovate to oblong, entire, stipulate and 0.4-1 in. (1-2.5 cm) long. Flowering occurs from April to September, when yellow, pea-like flowers develop in a branched inflorescence at the tips of the flowering stems. Flowers are less than ¼ in. (7 mm) long. Fruits are small, circular, wrinkled and light brown pods that contain one seed (rarely 2). Plants occur along roadsides, in open fields, pastures and other disturbed areas. Yellow sweet clover was introduced into North America as a forage crop in the 1900s.
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1459693 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
1196264 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Plant(s) University of Alaska - Anchorage Archive |
1209020 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Plant(s) Dave Powell |
1196265 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Flower(s) Jamie Nielsen |
1459687 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Foliage Steve Dewey |
5404725 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Foliage Karan A. Rawlins |
5204047 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Fruit(s) Pedro Tenorio-Lezama |
1196266 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Flower(s) Jamie Nielsen |
1331022 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Plant(s) Wendy VanDyk Evans |
5405717 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Flower(s) Bonnie Million |
1459691 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
1364315 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Fruit(s) Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte |
1459688 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Fruit(s) Steve Dewey |
2152091 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Foliage Chris Evans |
2152092 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Flower(s) Chris Evans |
1364313 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Plant(s) Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte |
1196184 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Infestation Michael Shephard |
1459694 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Infestation Steve Dewey |
1459692 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Infestation Steve Dewey |
5459807 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Seed(s) D. Walters and C. Southwick |
5459808 yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Seed(s) D. Walters and C. Southwick |
