Pronunciation: mel-i-LO-tus oh-fis-in-AY-lis
Common name: Yellow sweetclover
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Open disturbed sites to 4500' in most of
California except the desert, naturalized from Eurasia
Blooming period: May to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Melilotus
2) officinalis