Melilotus sulcatus
Species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Melilotus sulcatus | |
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Melilotus sulcatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Melilotus |
Species: | M. sulcatus |
Binomial name | |
Melilotus sulcatus | |
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It is distributed in Southern Europe, an annual plant between 10 and 40 cm 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.