Tall Melilot
Taken at Musselburgh on 22nd June 2018 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Tall Melilot
Taken at Musselburgh on 2nd August 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Tall Melilot
Tall Melilot.
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AKA:
Melilotus altissimus.
Fabales.
Fabaceae.
Biennial.
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Roadsides, but can adapt to most soil types.
June - September.
1.2 - 1.8 m high.
Contains coumarin that converts to dicoumarol (a powerful anticoagulant toxin) which can lead to bleeding diseases and death in cattle. In the chemical industry, dicoumarol is extracted from the plant to produce rodenticides.