Texas
Wildbuds

Melilotus albus

(White Sweet Clover)

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Melilotus albus, Walnut Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co. 1495

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Melilotus albus, Walnut Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co. 1513

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Melilotus albus, Walnut Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co. 1506

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Melilotus albus, Walnut Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co. 1497

Scientific Name Melilotus albus USDA PLANTS Symbol MEOF
Common Name White Sweet Clover ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 516979
Family Fabaceae (Pea) SEINet
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Description Habitat: Prairies, fields, roadsides, abandoned areas; various soils.
Plant: Upright annual 1 to 4 feet tall; single bushy stem, branched.
Leaves: Alternate stalked compound leaves, each with three elliptic-oblong to obovate leaflets with serrated edges, 1/2 to 1 inch long.
Inflorescence: Racemes up to 6 inches long arising from leaf axils with many very small white flowers, each about 1/16-inch wide.
Bloom Period: May to September.
References: "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist and SEINet.		 BONAP Distribution Map

N/A		 Texas Status:
Introduced
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Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County

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