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Melilotus albus Medik.

White Melilot

Fabaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Melilotus (Sweetclover)

Synonyms

Melilotus albus
Melilotus albus var. annua
Melilotus argutus
Melilotus leucanthus
Melilotus melanospermus
Melilotus vulgaris

Related species

Melilotus albus Medik. - White Melilot
Melilotus dentatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Pers. - Banat Sweetclover
Melilotus indicus (L.) All. - Small Melilot
Melilotus altissimus Thuill. - Tall Melilot
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. - Ribbed Melilot
Melilotus wolgicus Poir.

Traits


    40–120 cm tall, mostly biennial. inflorescence: raceme-like to panicle-like, long, narrow. flowers: pendulous, whitish. pedicels: 4–6 mm long. corolla: 4–8 mm long. petals: free. filaments: 1 free and 9 tubular-fused. fruits: legumes or nutlets, spherical-ovoid. seed...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Melilotus albus

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Melilotus albus

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Melilotus albus

Melilotus albus

Status

  • archaeophyte

Habitat

  • extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation

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