Yellow Sweetclover

[Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.]

Fabaceae (Legume Family)

▲▼ young plants

▲ mature plants

▲ flowers

Sweet Clover: (pp. 316-317, Weeds of the Great Plains; not in Weeds of the Northeast)

·         a tall-growing summer annual weed—3-6' 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