Tiny white flowers on spikes, Fabaceae, Lost Lagoon

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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    Is this Melilotus albus? I think Melilotus alba is the previous name. I don't know why I'm so confident that it's Fabaceae - the leaves look right but the flowers aren't all that convincing. Fourth photo shows fruits. At Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park in Vancouver.
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Yes, don't bite into the seeds.
     
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    Thanks Silver surfer and Daniel. From E-Flora BC: "Mesic to dry fields, roadsides and waste places; common in S half of BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains, rare to the W and N; introduced from Eurasia." Listed as Exotic.
     

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