Calflora Taxon Report
Melilotus indicus  (L.) All.
Annual yellow sweetclover, Sourclover
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2018 Gary McDonald
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2013 Toni Corelli
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2023 Ron Vanderhoff
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2023 Alaine Arslan
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2022 Michael Chasse
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2021 mike andrews
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Melilotus indicus is an annual herb that is not native to California.
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Genus: Melilotus
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSMelilotus indica
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[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: It was first published as Trifolium indicum by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 Species plantarum. It was transferred into Melilotus by Carlo Allioni in 1785. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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