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Melilotus indicus

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Field Notes

Description:

Melilotus indicus is a yellow-flowered herb native to northern Africa, Europe and Asia, but naturalized throughout the rest of the world. It is an annual or biennial herb from 10 to 50 centimetres in height (rarely to one metre), with yellow flowers.

Habitat:

It has a wide native distribution, ranging from Macaronesia and northern Africa, through Europe, and into temperate and tropical Asia. It is naturalised throughout most of the rest of the world, including the United Kingdom, the United States, South America, Australia and New Zealand.

Notes:

It is used as a source of nectar for bees, as forage, and as a soil improver. It is also used in folk medicine. It is poisonous to some mammals, and is a potential seed crop contaminant.

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