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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