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Similar Melilotus dentatus, Melilotus indicus, Melilotus altissimus, Medicago orbicularis, Trifolium stellatum | ||
Melilotus sulcatus, the furrowed melilot or Mediterranean sweetclover, is a species of the genus Melilotus, belonging to the pea family; Fabaceae or Papilionaceae.
It is distributed in Southern Europe, an annual plant between 10 and 40cm high. The stem leaves are grooved. The flowers are very small; 3-5mm.long, in bloom from June until August. The pods are 3-3.5mm. long, with bowline veins.
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