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3689.000 Melilotus - Melilots
Description of the genus
Annual, biennial or perennial herbs. Stipules adnate to the petiole. Leaves 3-foliolate. Flowers in usually long racemes, elongating after flowering, corollas yellow or white. Legume short, straight, thick, never spiny. Derivation of name: Honey-lotus (flowers attractive to honey-bees) Worldwide: 20 species in temperate and subtropical Eurasia, N Africa and Ethiopia Britain: 11 taxa. |
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| Species | Species code | Content |
| albus Medik. | Description, Image | |
| altissimus Thuill. | ||
| elegans Salzm. ex Ser. | ||
| indicus (L.) All. | ||
| infestus Guss. | ||
| messanensis (L.) All. | ||
| neapolitanus Ten. | ||
| officinalis (L.) Pall. | ||
| polonicus (L.) Pall. | ||
| sulcatus Desf. | ||
| wolgicus Poir. |
Other sources of information about Melilotus:
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): MelilotusGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Melilotus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Melilotus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Melilotus
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