Species:

Melilotus officinalis

Common Name:

yellow sweetclover

Systems Affected (standardized):

rangeland, disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland, forest/woodland

Regions(s) present (updated by AB):

ALL

Impacts:

Damaged ecosystem services
Ecosystem change/ habitat alteration
Modification of fire regime
Modification of nutrient regime
Modification of successional patterns
Monoculture formation
Negatively impacts agriculture
Negatively impacts animal health
Reduced amenity values
Reduced native biodiversity
Threat to/ loss of native species. an aggressive allelopathic weed that forms dense monospecific stands that displace and inhibit the establishment of native vegetation

Source? likely to be reintroduced:

The risk of introduction of Melilotus officinalis is very high. As a plant often considered useful, it has been intentionally introduced to many temperate and tropical regions and has recurrently escaped from cultivation. It is also a prolific seeder, with seeds that remain viable for many years, and well adapted to a wide range of habitats. Therefore, even when its use in agriculture has declined in recent years, the likelihood of it colonizing new areas still remains high.

Info Blurb:

An aggressive allelopathic weed that forms dense monospecific stands that displace and inhibit the establishment of native vegetation. A prolific seeder, with seeds that remain viable for many years. Adapted to a wide range of habitats. Intentionally introduced.

Native Regions in OK:

NONE

Current and past designations:

MO, OKWL, TX

Present in OK?

Present in Bordering States?

OK, TX, NM, CO, KS, MO, AR, LA

Has Legal Status in BS?