Summary ⁵

Melilotus indicus, sometimes incorrectly written Melilotus indica, is a yellow-flowered herb native to northern Africa, Europe and Asia, but naturalized throughout the rest of the world.

Description ⁶

It is an annual or biennial herb from 10 to 50 centimetres (3.9 to 19.7 inches) in height (rarely to one metre), with yellow flowers. Similar to Melilotus altissima Thuill. in general. The flowers are 2 – 3 mm long they produces a hairless pod of similar length.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Tony Rodd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8108294@N05/2266939402
2. (c) Harry Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/macleaygrassman/10606014676/
3. (c) Ella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ella
4. (c) Chris Evers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Evers
5. Adapted by Amber Leung from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilotus_indicus
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilotus_indicus

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