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Family: Fabaceae (Pea / Legume family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: April - October
Yellow Sweetclover flowers are yellow, with their keel petal slightly shorter than the wing petals.
It is native to Eurasia. Yellow Sweetclover's genus Melilotus is closely related to the clover genus Trifolium and is often refered to as "clover" in common usage. Melilotus species leaves are similar to clover but narrower, the leaflets only about half as wide as long, and have a serrated margin.
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27 May 2017
Cockpit Point, Dumfries, VA 
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27 May 2017
Cockpit Point, Dumfries, VA 
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19 June 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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10 July 2021
Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area, George Washington National Forest, VA 
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16 June 2023
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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16 June 2023
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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