Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
Annual Yellow Sweetclover.
Melilotus indicus.
Pea (Fabaceae) Family.
The small flowers are in narrow, elongated racemes. The individual flowers are pea-like and only 3 mm long. The leaves are green, alternate, and have 3 sharply-toothed, oblanceolate leaflets with blunt or indented tips. Introduced. This naturalized weed is native to southwestern Europe, the Mediterranean region, and eastward to India.
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
Location: Beside creek at bridge near start of Phoneline Trail.
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