Invasive White Sweetclover spotted spreading in a Wisconsin lakeside park
iNaturalist: michelle2725
Invasive Species
White Sweetclover growing in your local park is quietly crowding out the native wildflowers that support bees, butterflies, and other pollinators that depend on plants that evolved alongside them.
Someone spotted White Sweetclover growing in Kreher Park near Lake Superior in Ashland, Wisconsin, and logged it as a confirmed sighting on iNaturalist. White Sweetclover is a tall, fragrant plant originally from Europe that has spread widely across North America, often taking over disturbed ground where native plants once grew. While bees do visit its flowers, it can dominate large patches and push out the native plants that local wildlife rely on.
Key Findings
Research-grade observation of Melilotus albus confirmed at Kreher Park, Ashland, WI
Sighting logged on iNaturalist, contributing to citizen-science tracking of this invasive species range
White Sweetclover is a non-native legume from Eurasia now widespread across North American disturbed habitats
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A research-grade observation of White Sweetclover was recorded at Kreher Park in Ashland, Wisconsin. This invasive legume from Europe and Asia is spreading across North American roadsides, riverbanks, and disturbed areas, outcompeting native wildflowers.
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Original paper
White Sweetclover (Melilotus albus) observed in Kreher Park, Ashland, WI, US
Research-grade observation of White Sweetclover in Kreher Park, Ashland, WI, US.
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