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Alabama: Extensively cultivated in the Prairie region iiud frequently escaped on 

 roadsides. Mobile, ou Ijallast. flowers white; M.iy, June. Biennial. 



Economic uses: ^'aluab]e forage plant. 



Type locality : " Cette esprce croit naturellemeut dans Li liberie. On la trouve 

 aussi en Europe."' 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mobr. 



Melilotus indica All. Fl. Fed. 1 : 308. 1785. Smali.-flowereo Melilot. 



Melilotm parvijlora Desf. Fl. Atlant. 2 : 192. 1800. 



Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 73. 



Wahmek Parts of Europe and A.sia. 



Louisianian area. Naturalized in South Carolina, Florida, and Mississippi. 



Alabama: Central Prairie region and Coast plain. Dallas County, Uniontown. 

 Mobile, waste places. Flowers yellow; May to June. Abundant in the Prairie 

 region, more scarce about Mobile. Annual. 



Economic uses: Forage plant of some value. 



Type locality : "In pascnis, & ad vias collinui calidioruui." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Fl. Fr. 2 : 594. 1778. 



CoM.MON Yellow Melilot. 



TrifoHinn melilotus officinale L. Sp. PL 2 : 765. 1753. 



Gray, Man. ed. (5, 129. Chap. Fl. 90. 



Europe. 



Introduced, northern and southern Atlantic States. 



Alabama: Sparingly naturalized about Tuscaloosa, waste places (A'. A. Smith). 



Economic uses. < >f some ^ alue for forage. The herlt with the flowers is used medic- 

 inally. 



Type locality : '• Hab. in Europae campestril)U8." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. 



TRIFOLIUM L. Sp. PL 2 : 764. 1753. Clover. 



About 250 species, of temperate and subtropical regions, Northern Hemisphere. 

 North America 40, mostly northwestern. Atlantic America, 5. 



Trifolium reflexum L. Sp. PL 2 : 766. 1753. Buffalo Clover. 



Ell. Sk. 2: 202. Gray, Man. ed. 6. 128. Chap. Fl. 91. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herl). 

 2:74. 



Mexico. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southwestern Ontario; New York, central 

 Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, througli the Gulf States to North Caro- 

 lina and Mrginia. 



Alabama: Tennessee Valley to Upper division Coast Pine belt. Open woods, pas- 

 tures, close soil. Franklin County, Russellville. Cullman Couutj', 800 feet. Tusca- 

 loosa and Autauga counties. Clarke County, Clioctaw Corner. Vexillum of flowers 

 rose-red, keel and wings white. April, May; most freiiuent in the Prairie region. 

 Annual. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Virginia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Trifolium carolinianum Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2 : .58. 1803. Wild Wiiitk Clover. 



Ell. Sk. 2:200. Grav, Man. ed. 6, 129. Chap. Fl. 91. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 

 2 : 74. 



Louisianian area. North Carolina to Florida, west to southern Arkansas and 

 eastern Texas. 



Alabama: Central Pine belt to Coast plain. Open grassy banks, borders fields 

 and woods. Flowers white. March, April. Produces new shoots and abundance of 

 leaves during winter. CommoTi; most abundant in the Coast plain. Perennial. 



Ty])e locality; "Hab. in Carolina, circa Charlestown.'' 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Trifolium pratense L. Sp. PL 2 : 768. 1753. Red Clover. 



Cultivated in northern and central districts; a frc(iuent esca])(! all over the State. 

 April, May. Perennial. 



Economic uses: Most valuable forage plant and ameliorating <a-op. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Europae grarainosis.'" 



Trifolium repairs L. Sp. PL 2 : 767. 1753. White Clover. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 201, Gray, Man. ed. 6, 129. Chap. Fl. 91. 

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