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 |