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  4. Dicots
  5. Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies
  6. Legumes
  7. Sweet Clovers
  8. Yellow Sweetclover

species 67,017 observations

Yellow Sweetclover

Melilotus officinalis

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

224 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Gray Hairstreak, Io Moth, Lucerne Moth, Silvery Blue 31
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Sweetclover Weevil 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 27
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Hunt's Bumble Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Tiny Small Carpenter 165

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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