Melilotus indica (L.) All.

Common Name : Yellow sweet clover
Family : Fabaceae

HABIT

SWEET-SMELLING, ERECT HERB, UP TO 10-60 CM HIGH.

STEMS

HAIRLESS, SPREADING OR ERECT.

LEAVES

ODD-1-PINNATE; LEAFLETS 1-2.5 CM, INVERTED LANCE-SHAPED TO WEDGE-SHAPED-OBOVATE, GENERALLY SHARPLY TOOTHED ON THE BROADER PART.

FLOWERS

YELLOW; APPEAR IN SLENDER, COMPACT RACEMES THAT ARE 1-2 INCHES IN LENGTH.

FRUITS

PODS PAPERY, SMALL, ROUND, 2-3 MM LONG, YELLOW OR GREY, RETICULATELY WRINKLED AND SLIGHTLY HAIRY.

SEEDS

2 MM LONG; 1.5 MM WIDE; BROADLY OVAL, ONE SIDE PLANE, THE OTHER SIDE ROUNDED; YELLOWISHGREEN; ROUGHENED BY MINUTE TUBERCLES