Melilotus sulcatus
Species of flowering plant
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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.
| 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 | |
It is distributed in Southern Europe, an annual plant between 10 and 40 cm (3.9 and 16 in) high. The stem leaves are grooved. The flowers are very small; 3–5 mm long, in bloom from June until August. The pods are 3–3.5 mm long, with bowline veins.
