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ALABAMA: Extensively cultivated in the Prairic region and frequently escaped on 
roadsides. Mobile, on ballast. Flowers white; May, June. Biennial. 
Economic uses: Valuable forage plant. 
Type locality: ‘‘Cette espece croit naturellement dans la Sibérie. On la trouve 
aussi en Europe.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mobr. 
Melilotus indica All. Fl. Ped. 1: 308. 1785. SMALL-FLOWERED MELILOT. 
Melilotus parviflora Desf. F). Atlant. 2:192. 1800. 
Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 73. 
WARMER Parts OF EUROPE AND ASIA. 
Lonisianian 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. 
Kconomic uses: Forage plant of some value. 
Type locality: ‘In pascuis, & ad vias collium calidiorum.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Fl. Fr. 2:594. 1778. 
CoMMON YELLOW MELILOT. 
Trifolinm melilotus officinale L. Sp. Pl. 2:'765. 1753. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6,129. Chap. FI. 90. 
EUROPE. 
Introduced, northern and southern Atlantic States. 
ALaBaMA: Sparingly naturalized about Tuscaloosa, waste places (J. 4. Smith). 
Economic uses. Of some value for forage. The herb with the flowers is used medic- 
inally. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Europae campestribus.” 
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. BurFaLo CLOVER. 
Ell. Sk. 2:202. Gray, Man. ed. 6. 128. Chap. Fl, 91. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 
2:74. 
Mexico. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southwestern Ontario; New York, central 
Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, [exas, Louisiana, through the Gulf States to North Caro- 
lina and Virginia. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Upper division Coast Pine belt. Open woods, pas- 
tures, close soil. Franklin County, Russellville. Cullman County, 800 feet. Tusca- 
loosa and Autauga counties. Clarke County, Choctaw Corner. Vexillum of flowers 
rose-red, keel and wings white. April, May; most frequent 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 WHITE CLOVER. 
El. Sk. 2:200. Gray, 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. Common; most abundant in the Coast plain. Perennial. 
Type locality; ‘‘ Hab. in Carolina, circa Charlestown.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Trifolium pratense L. Sp. Pl. 2: 768. 1753. Rep CLovER. 
Cultivated in northern and central districts; « frequent escape all over the State. 
April, May. Perennial. : ; 
Economic uses: Most valuable forage plant and ameliorating crop. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Europae graminosis.” 
Trifolium repens L. Sp. Pl. 2: 767. 1753. WHITE CLOVER, 
Ell. Sk. 2:201. Gray, Man. ed.6,129. Chap. FL 91. , 
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