Melilotus officinalis

Melilotus officinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Melilotus
Species:
M. officinalis
Binomial name
Melilotus officinalis
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Brachylobus officinalis (L.) Dulac (1867)
    • Medicago officinalis (L.) E.H.L.Krause (1901)
    • Melilotus armenus Boiss. (1849)
    • Melilotus arvensis Wallr. (1822)
    • Melilotus arvensis var. albus St.-Lag. (1889)
    • Melilotus arvensis var. grandiflorus Lamotte (1876)
    • Melilotus arvensis proles luxurians Rouy (1899)
    • Melilotus arvensis proles maximus (Legrand) Rouy (1899)
    • Melilotus arvensis var. maximus (Legrand) St.-Lag. (1889)
    • Melilotus bungeanus Boiss. (1872)
    • Melilotus citrinus Duval ex Steud. publ.
    • Melilotus diffusus W.D.J.Koch ex DC. (1815)
    • Melilotus expansus Rchb. (1832)
    • Melilotus flavus Pall. (1776)
    • Melilotus kochianus DC. illeg.
    • Melilotus longipedicellatus Rosbach (1875)
    • Melilotus lutescens Gilib. oppr.
    • Melilotus luteus Gueldenst. (1791)
    • Melilotus luxurians Shuttlew. ex Rouy & Foucaud (1899)
    • Melilotus macrorhizus Besser illeg.
    • Melilotus macrorrhizus var. palustris (Waldst. & Kit.) W.D.J.Koch (1839)
    • Melilotus macrospermus K.Koch ex Boiss. (1872)
    • Melilotus mauritanicus Willd. (1809)
    • Melilotus maximus Legrand (1873)
    • Melilotus melilotus-officinalis (Crantz) Asch. & Graebn. . var.
    • Melilotus montanus Gaudin (1829)
    • Melilotus nebrodensis Jord. ex Nyman publ.
    • Melilotus neglectus Ten. (1836)
    • Melilotus officinalis var. expansa Mutel (1834)
    • Melilotus officinalis var. maximus (Legrand) Kojić (1972)
    • Melilotus officinalis f. maximus Legrand (1899)
    • Melilotus pallidus Besser (1823)
    • Melilotus paluster Menyh. . var.
    • Melilotus palustris (Waldst. & Kit.) Schult. (1814)
    • Melilotus petitpierreanus Willd. (1809)
    • Melilotus petitpierrianus Willd. ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli . var.
    • Melilotus rugosus Gilib. oppr.
    • Melilotus virescens Jord. (1853)
    • Sertula arvensis (Wallr.) Kuntze (1891)
    • Sertula bungeana (Boiss.) Kuntze (1891)
    • Sertula maior Lunell perfl.
    • Sertula pallida (Besser) Kuntze (1891)
    • Sertula officinalis (L.) Kuntze (1891)
    • Trifolium mauritianum Steud. publ.
    • Trifolium melilotus-mauritanicum Schousb. (1800)
    • Trifolium melilotus-officinarum Crantz . var.
    • Trifolium officinale L. (1753)
    • Trifolium palustre Waldst. & Kit. (1812)
    • Trifolium petitpierreanum Hayne (1807)
    • Trifolium vulgare Hayne (1807)
    • Trigonella officinalis (L.) Coulot & Rabaute (2013)

Melilotus officinalis, known as sweet yellow clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot[2] and common melilot, is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa, and Australia.[3]

  1. ^ "Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ United States Forest Service. "Yellow Sweetclover" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-28.