Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Melilotus officinalis - Yellow Sweetclover (Yellow Sweet Clover) Melilotus officinalis - Yellow Sweetclover (Yellow Sweet Clover)
Scientific Name: Melilotus officinalis
Common Name: Yellow Sweetclover, Yellow Sweet Clover
Flower Color: Yellow, white
Plant Type: Herb, Annual, Biennial, Perennial
Height: To 5 feet (1.5 m) tall
Date Observed: April 26, 2005
Notes: The up to 1/4 inch (7 mm) long flowers are in long racemes. The pinnate leaves have 3, toothed leaflets. This introduced weed is similar to M. indicus but it's taller and has larger flowers and elliptic-oblong to obovate leaves with more pointed tips.
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