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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Fabaceae
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
yellow sweet-clover
Melilotus: from the Greek words meli, "honey," and lotos, a leguminous plant
officinalis: Latin generally meaning "of the shops" or "sold in the marketplace" or "official"
Hazardous 
Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | erect, annual/biennial, 1'-6' tall forb with many, widely-branching stems; taprooted |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted, 1/8"-1/4" long; inflorescence of many, tall, long-stalked, clusters (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms May-Sept. |
| Fruit: | pod |
| Leaf: | 3-parted |
| Habitat: | dry; disturbed sites |
| Notes: | Source of blood-thinning drug “Coumadin” |
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