Melilotus albus Medik. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Melilotus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

23989

Place of publication:

Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-öcon. Ges. 2:382. 1787

Comment:

most references list Desr. in Lam. (not Medikus) as author

Verified:

08/25/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)

Melilotus albus Medik. var. albus

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. subsp. albus (Medik.) H. Ohashi & Tateishi

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Melilotus albus Medik. var. annuus H. S. Coe
Melilotus leucanthus W. D. J. Koch ex DC.

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Reference(s)

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Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance Note: = Melilotus alba
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
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Hacker, J. B. 1990. A guide to herbaceous and shrub legumes of Queensland University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Australia.
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Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. Note: = Melilotus alba
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Common names

English
Bokhara-clover –
honey-clover –
white melilot –
white sweet-clover –
Arabic
handaquq –
nafal –
English (Canada)
white sweet-clover –
French
mélilot blanc –
French (Canada)
mélilot blanc –
German
Bokharaklee –
weißer Steinklee –
Italian
meliloto bianco –
Japanese Rōmaji
shirobana-shinagawa-hagi –
Portuguese
meliloto-branco –
Spanish
meliloto blanco –
Swedish
vit sötväppling –
Transcribed Chinese
bai hua cao mu xi –
Transcribed Korean
huinjeondongssari –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt		n.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya		n.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman	Al Batinah North
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia		as M. alba Medic.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czechoslovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canarias
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Qatar
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	United Arab Emirates
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
4	Naturalized	Northern America		Canada
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii
4	Naturalized	Southern America		South America
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Central America	Central America

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt (n.), Libya (n.)

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman [Al Batinah North], Saudi Arabia (as M. alba Medic.), Yemen
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
CHINA: China

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: Myanmar

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Poland
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica)

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: United Arab Emirates, Qatar

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom

Northern America

REGION: Canada, United States

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
REGION: South America

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Animal food	forage		Magness, J. R. et al. 1971. Food and feed crops of the United States. IR Bull. 1
Bee plants	honey production		Hacker, J. B. 1990. A guide to herbaceous and shrub legumes of Queensland University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Australia.
Bee plants	honey production		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Bee plants	honey production	as Melilotus alba	Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Environmental	soil improver		University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
Environmental	soil improver		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmental	soil improver	green manure	Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance Note: = Melilotus alba
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Pammel, L. H. 1911. Manual of poisonous plants. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)

Taxon: Melilotus albus Medik.