Yellow Sweetclover

Melilotus officinalis

Pea family (Fabaceae) 4

Summary 5

Melilotus officinalis, known as yellow sweet clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot and common melilot is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa and Australia.

Learn more 4

Midwest Invasive Species Information Network.
Invasipedia, Bugwood & The Nature Conservancy
Fire Effects Information, U.S. Forest Service.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Nido Paras, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nido Paras, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179048946
  2. (c) Veta Nova, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Veta Nova, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83031091
  3. (c) Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nate Hartley, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48577172
  4. (c) Isaac Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  5. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilotus_officinalis

More Info

iNat Map

Plant family Fabaceae
Flower hue yellow