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Bilateral Symmetry - Clover - Legume Family

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Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family

Yellow Sweet Clover Melilotus officinalis

Narrow flower about 1/4" long on 2"-6" long spike.  Leaves are divided into 3 narrow leaflets.  Plant can grow to 5 feet tall.  Dried leaves smell like vanilla.  Plant is cultivated to add nitrogen to the soil.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2005

(Introduced from Europe)

 

 

              

 

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family

Burclover Medicago polymorpha

Bilateral flower about 1/8" wide grow in small clusters.  Leaves are paired along the stem.  Plant can be sprawling 18" wide or 18" tall.  Small round seed pods look like stickers but have soft prickles until dry.  When green, seedpods can be unwound in a spiral.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2004 & April 2005

(Introduced)

 

 

        

 

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family

Black Medick Medicago lupulina

Tiny bilateral flowers grow in 1/4" long clusters.  Leaves are divided into 3 leaflets.  Plant grows to 12" tall.  Flat, round seed pods.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2005

(Introduced)

 

 

Also see:

Texas Snoutbean

 

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