Latin name: Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pall.
Pronunciation: mel-i-LO-tus of-fis-in-AY-lis
Common name: Yellow sweet clover
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Open disturbed sites to 4500' in most of California except the desert, naturalized from Eurasia
Blooming period: May to August
Name derivations: 1) Melilotus 2) officinalis
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