Nov. 27, 2021
yellow sweet clover, Melilotus officinalis
Yellow sweet clover is sort of the good, the bad, and the pretty (cue Morricone's odd flute music?). It was brought here very early as a forage crop that also helps nuture the soil. But in moldy conditions it can become poisonous to cattle. But the poison has been used to control rodents. And yellow sweet clover is useful for remediation of soils containing dioxins. Yellow sweet clover can be seen in every state and province, and on GL and SPM. Lenawee Co MI, 6/9/21. Bean family, Fabaceae.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?