White Sweet Clover     Information
INVASIVE
Scientific Name:Melilotus albus
Altenative names, synonyms, exist for this plant. See RPC Plant Details and check the refernce websites for additional information.
Synonym:Melilotus alba


NOTES: Native to Eurasia.

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White Sweet Clover
Genus species: Melilotus albus
     Synonym: Melilotus alba
Common Name: White Sweet Clover
Family Name: Fabaceae  
Herbaceous or woody plants; leaves alternate or basal, simple or compound, stipulate, the petiole and petiolule base typically swollen; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, in various clusters; fruit a legume.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:White
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
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