Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.; old Melilotus alba Medikus / Melilotus albus Medik. Common name(s): sweetclover, sweet-clover, white sweetclover, yellow sweetclover, honey-clover, Bokhara clover, ribbed melilot, field melilot, white melilot Link(s): USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see