Hexham scent
Melilotus indicus
Fabaceae
Medicianl, green manure, cover crop, forage and nitrogen fixing legume. It is reported to be poisnous some mammals.
Hexham scent is an annual or biennial herb up to 60 cm in height. Leaves are described as trifoliate (3 leaflets) and flowers are pea like in shape and yellow in colour. Pods are small, 2-3 mm long and usually contain one seed. It is a weed of gardens, roadsides, fields, waste places, disturbed sites, wetlands, orchards and cultivated fields. Potentially allelopathic - reduced germination and growth of other plants.Hexham scent tolerates a range of soil types and is known to tolerate saline soils (3-6 dS/m). It is reported to have a preference (optimal growth) for neutral soils and soils that are well drained.
Host organisms include: Erysiphe trifoliorum (Powdery mildew) (Mukhtar) Acyrthosiphon (aphid) Therioaphis (aphid) Bombus morrisoni (Bumble bee) Bombus pensylvanicus (Bumble bee) Alloxysta (wasp) Entyloma meliloti (Smut fungi) Heriades occidentalis (bee) Hoplitis grinnelli (bee) Hadronema bispinosum (Miridae bug) Honey bees are known to visit flowers.