Question: Can you please help me identify this plant. It was found in Hereford, TX. This is the Great Plains of …
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Can you please help me identify this plant. It was found in Hereford, TX. This is the Great Plains of north Texas.
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Dear Zachariahhawk, without flowering or fruiting material, I would not be able to provide you a confident answer. It does appear your plant belongs to a group of legumes that includes Trifolium (clover), Medicago (alfalfa), and Melilotus (sweet-clover). These are herbaceous species that have toothed leaflets. While I can't see details that would allow vegetative identification, it look much like the leaves of sweet-clover (though flowers will likely be necessary to confirm this). Hopefully this gives you a direction to begin your study. Best wishes.
