




Melilotus
Melilots and sweetclovers are lovely plants with sweet-smelling flowers. They often grow in fields and gardens, attracting bees and butterflies with their bright blooms.
Habitat: Grasslands
The melilots and sweetclovers has delicate clusters of tiny white or yellow pea-like flowers that bloom along tall, branching stems. Its leaves are trifoliate, like clovers, creating a bushy, upright appearance, and it stands out with its airy flower spikes.





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Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Ancient Romans used sweetclover to make a special kind of sweet wine!
The dried leaves release a vanilla-like scent and are sometimes used as a natural air freshener!
Their tiny seeds can stay alive in the soil for many, many years, waiting to grow!
They are sometimes called "honey clover" because bees adore their sweet nectar!
Melilots and sweetclovers can team up with root bacteria to pull nitrogen from the air, fertilizing the soil!
Melilots and sweetclovers has a super-long taproot that can reach deep underground for water during dry times.
Melilots and sweetclovers has a sweet, honey-like fragrance that helps it attract many busy pollinator insects.
Apis mellifera
collects abundant nectar and pollen
Bombus terrestris
visits flowers for nectar and pollen
Bos taurus
grazes on fresh plants as forage
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Describes organisms capable of converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds usable by plants.
Biennial plants complete their life cycle over two growing seasons, typically forming foliage in the first year and flowering/seeding in the second.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
This human use trait describes species cultivated or domesticated by humans for agricultural purposes, including crops and livestock.
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Grassland habitats are terrestrial biomes dominated by grasses and herbaceous plants, supporting a variety of grazing animals.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always look but don't touch without asking an adult, as some plants can cause allergies.
50-200 cm
30-100 cm
0.2-0.5 cm
Summer
Yes
Mild
Biennial
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