Melilotus albus Medik.

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Photo: Mark Hyde
Doe Lea Nature Reserve

Kent number:	77/17/2
BRC number:	920001264
Synonyms:
Common names:	White Melilot (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Neophyte
BSBI Species Code:	A1
Description:	Erect annual or biennial, to 1.5 m. Stipules entire. Leaves oblong-obovate, serrate. Corolla white; wings and keel ± equal, shorter than standard. Legume 3-5 mm, flattened, glabrous, greyish-brown when ripe.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	albus: white
Habitat:	In open, often disturbed, habitats.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Jul - Aug
Worldwide distribution:	Europe and N Africa, Asia eastwards to Tibet; widely naturalised elsewhere, e.g. Africa, America and Australia
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Saturday 26 July 2008
Literature:

BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Melilotus albus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Melilotus albus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Melilotus albus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Melilotus albus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Melilotus albus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Melilotus albus
Ispot: Melilotus albus
JSTOR Plant Science: Melilotus albus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Melilotus albus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Melilotus albus
The Plant List (version 1.1): Melilotus albus
Tropicos: Melilotus albus