Summary ⁶

Melilotus officinalis, known commonly as sweet yellow clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot, and common melilot, is part of legume family native to Eurasia and was later introduced to North America, Africa, and Australia. It is an annual or bi-annually flowering plant and produces fruit in pods. When properly prepared, the plant can be used for livestock feed.

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Ethnobotanical Information ⁸

A few of Yellow Sweet Clover's medicinal uses are for cramps, blood clots, and swelling in the heart due to its high amount of coumarinic acid.

References ⁸

1. encyclopedia.com
2. fireflyforest.com
3. Wikipedia.com

About the Author ⁸

Student author(s)*: Samuel (age 12) from Sacred Heart Homeschool Coop

*The entries in this field guide have been edited by Yerba Mansa Project staff to ensure that they contain quality, fact-checked content and standardized formatting.

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6. Adapted by caseynm from a work by (c) smiller33, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
7. Adapted by caseynm from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilotus_officinalis
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