Fabaceae Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
Annual Yellow Sweetclover
Isleta - Other, Insecticide
Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 34
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Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
Scientific name: Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
USDA symbol: MEIN2 (
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Common names: Annual Yellow Sweetclover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Insecticide
Notes: Plant used in beds as a bed bug repellant.
RECRD: 30667 id: 22554