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Common Name - White Sweet Clover |
| Scientific Name - Melilotus albus |
| Family Name - Bean (Fabaceae) |
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Season |
Annual or biennial, early summer
to fall. |
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Habitat |
Dry or wet, roadsides, fields, trail
sides, waste places. |
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Flower |
Irregular, white, 1/4 inch long,
resembles pea, clusters are terminal and 2 to 4 inches long (raceme). |
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Leaves |
Alternate, palmately compound, 3
leaflets, finely toothed. |
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