species

Melilotus altissimus

tall melilot · tall yellow sweetclover

A scale drawing of Melilotus altissimus, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Melilotus altissimus belongs to the family Fabaceae, also known as tall melilot or tall yellow sweetclover, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral and in well drained or moist conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Full sun
Acidity
Neutral
Moisture
Well drained, Moist
In the UK
Archaeophyte (pre-1500)

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Record data from biflora (506901-1), under OGL-UK-3.0.