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White Melilot
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Taken
at Strathclyde Park on 8th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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| White Meliot. |
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Melilotus albus. Fabales. Fabaceae. Legume. Bokhara clover, honey clover, tree clover, sweet clover, white-flowered sweet clover, white sweet clover |
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Introduced as a forage crop but has spread to waste ground and roadsides. Up to 2 mts. high. June - October. It has been used in herbal medicine. It includes dicoumarol, which is an ananticoagulant. It also has a high sugar content. |