SWEETCLOVER TYPES :: Sweetclover species in Texas

White flower types (Melilotus alba Desr.) currently (2008) grown in Texas are generally annuals and are probably derived from Hubam.

Yellow flower types currently (2008) grown in Texas belong to two different species:

    1. small, annual yellow flower sweetclovers (alternate name - Sour Clover);
     (Melilotus indica [L.] All.) --- These plants get about 12 to 18 in tall and
     flower in March. They can be seen on roadsides in central Texas. No
     commercial seed are available.

     2. biennial yellow flower types (Melilotus officinalis [L.] Lam.) like the
     cultivar Madrid. This species is slightly smaller than Hubam but does not
     flower in the establishment year. Generally considered not as reliable as
     the annual, white flower (Hubam) types. Research is in progress with
     annual, yellow flower M. officinalis experimental lines.

Diagram from Bulletin 791: Sweetclover in Texas, 1955, R.C. Potts.
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station

 

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General information:
History of use
Preventing toxicity in hay
Vegetation map of Texas
Different types of sweetclover

Sweetclover research:
Yield and flowering data
Growth habit
Sweetclover Rust Disease
 

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