Melilotus officinalis
E758096
Melilotus officinalis, commonly known as yellow sweet clover, is a fragrant, yellow-flowered leguminous plant used in traditional medicine, forage, and soil improvement.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
forage plant
ⓘ
legume ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| attracts | bees ⓘ |
| binomialName | Melilotus officinalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
yellow melilot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
yellow sweet clover ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
coumarin
ⓘ
flavonoids ⓘ tannins ⓘ |
| ecologicalImpact | can be invasive outside native range ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellow ⓘ |
| genus | Melilotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed soils
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ roadsides ⓘ waste places ⓘ |
| introducedRange |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | trifoliate ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | biennial ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nitrogenFixation | true ⓘ |
| order | Fabales ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rootSystem | deep taproot ⓘ |
| scent | sweet ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
calcareous soils
ⓘ
well-drained soils ⓘ |
| symbioticAssociation | rhizobia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerance |
cold tolerant
ⓘ
drought tolerant ⓘ |
| toxicityNote |
dicoumarol can cause hemorrhagic disease in livestock
ⓘ
spoiled or moldy plant material can form dicoumarol ⓘ |
| use |
forage
ⓘ
green manure ⓘ honey plant ⓘ soil improvement ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-inflammatory applications in herbal medicine
ⓘ
edema in herbal medicine ⓘ venous insufficiency in herbal medicine ⓘ |
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