Melilotus albus Medik., 1787

Common names

🇬🇧 White Melilot
🇫🇷 Mélilot blanc

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Fabids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Melilotus
Species: Melilotus albus

Presence

Introduced.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

Hybridizes with M. officinalis Medik., 1787 to produce M. × schoenheitianus Hausskn., 1890, P.

Photographs

img/melilotus-albus.webp — Melilotus albus

img/melilotus-albus-2.webp — Melilotus albus

img/melilotus-albus-3.webp — Melilotus albus - Leaves

Sources

Osborne, J. (2011). Melilotus albus (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176496/7253429
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 759). Biotope.