Melilotus
melilot, sweet-clover
3 species
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Melilotus albus – white sweet-clover
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; widely distributed across most of North America.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: May-October
Growth Duration: Annual, Biennial
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; widely distributed across most of North America.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: May-October
Growth Duration: Annual, Biennial
Melilotus indicus – annual yellow sweet-clover, small-flowered yellow sweet-clover
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Utah, and Nevada, further east across the southern U.S. and in eastern North America.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Utah, and Nevada, further east across the southern U.S. and in eastern North America.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Melilotus officinalis – yellow sweet-clover
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: May-September
Growth Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: May-September
Growth Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
