Melilotus Albus Also Known As Honey Clover Bokhara Clover Sweet Clover

Melilotus Albus Also Known As Honey Clover Bokhara Clov Melilotus albus, known as honey clover, [citation needed] white melilot (uk), bokhara clover (australia), white sweetclover (us), and sweet clover, is a nitrogen fixing legume in the family fabaceae. melilotus albus is considered a valuable honey plant and source of nectar and is often grown for forage . Flower: flowers are clustered in spike like racemes up to 8 inches long on branching stems, arising from leaf axils, and at the top of the plant, each with 20 to 120 flowers. flowers are white, up to ~¼ inch (3.5 to 6 mm) long, pea shaped, the upper petal (banner) flaring up, the lateral petals (wings) distinctly smaller.

Melilotus Albus Also Known As Honey Clover Bokhara Clov White sweet clover. white sweet clover (melilotus albus) is typically a biennial plant. this means it blooms in its second year and then dies. in ontario it is occasionally an annual or short lived perennial. it is also known as bokhara clover, honey clover, tree clover, sweet clover, white flowered sweet clover, honey lotus and white melilot. Fruit length. 3–5 mm. show all characteristics. the flowers are all or nearly all arrayed on one side of the. is above the point of petal and or sepal attachment. the petals are thin and delicate, and pigmented (colored other than green or brown) the petals of the flower do not have folds or plaits. White sweet clover, scientifically known as melilotus albus, is a flowering plant that belongs to the legume family. it is a biennial or short lived perennial with a taproot system that can reach depths of up to 6 feet. the plant has a slender, erect stem that can grow up to 6 feet in height and is covered with small, white, and fragrant flowers. Description. white sweet clover is a 1 ′ to 8 ′ tall, erect, freely branching, biennial forb with a strong taproot. the stems are light green and hairless. the taller plants tend to be bushy, the shorter plants lanky. in the first year they are small and do not flower. in the second year they are taller, bushy, and produce many flower clusters.