Melilotus sulcatus

Melilotus sulcatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Melilotus
Species:	M. sulcatus
Binomial name
	Melilotus sulcatus; Desf.

Melilotus sulcatus, the furrowed melilot^[1] or Mediterranean sweetclover,^[2] is a species of the genus Melilotus, belonging to the pea family; Fabaceae or Papilionaceae.

It is distributed in Southern Europe, an annual plant between 10 and 40cm high. The stem leaves are grooved. The flowers are very small; 3-5mm.long, in bloom from June until August. The pods are 3-3.5mm. long, with bowline veins.

References

^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
^ NRCS. "Melilotus sulcatus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 13 June 2016.

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[BSBI07-1] "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

[2] NRCS. "Melilotus sulcatus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 13 June 2016.

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