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Melilotus officinalis
yellow sweet-clover
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		yellow sweet-clover
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Melilotus, Species Melilotus officinalis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		MT: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Catoctin Mountain Park	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Chamizal National Memorial
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Denali National Park and Preserve	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Fire Island National Seashore	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Spike National Historical Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jewel Cave National Monument
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lava Beds National Monument
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natchez Trace Parkway	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Parashant National Monument	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	1/28/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/24/2025 11:42:07 AM

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