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sweet clover or melilot (mĕl`əlŏt), Eurasian and North African leguminous herbs of the genus Melilotus of the family Leguminosae (pulse pulse, in botany, common name for members of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. Numbering about 650 genera and 17,000 species, the family is third largest, after the asters and the orchids. ..... Click the link for more information. family). Sweet clovers, now widely naturalized in North America, are used as forage, cover, and soiling crops. Attractive to bees for their fragrant blossoms, they are also honey plants. Melilotus is a different genus from that of the true clovers. Sweet clover is classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə) ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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An eye-opener for me was Kappel's use of yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) as a soil builder and nutrient booster in his raised beds,which are actually rectangular boxes constructed from 2-by-8inch planks. Fall rye, mustard, oats, George black medic, hairy vetch, sunflowers, oilseed hemp and sweet clover all increase populations of VAM fungi, as well as inhibiting weed growth. Fennel and Yellow Sweet Clover provide gentle cleansing of irritated eyes. |
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