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Taxon:
Melilotus altissimus
Thuill.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Melilotus
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23991
Place of publication:
Fl. env. Paris ed. 2:378. 1799 "
altissima
"
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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus macrorrhizus
(Waldst. & Kit.) Pers.
Trifolium macrorrhizum
Waldst. & Kit.
No images
Reference(s)
Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds.
Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson.
1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds.
1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Pignatti, S.
1982. Flora d'Italia.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Sales, F. & I. C. Hedge.
1993.
Melilotus
Miller (Leguminosae): typification and nomenclature.
Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid
51:172.
Note:
designates neotype
Sinskaya, E. N., ed.
1950. Perennial leguminous plants. Part I. Medic, sweetclover, fenugreek. Kul't. Flora SSSR 13(1):422-423.
Smythies, B. E.
1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
Stace, C.
1995. New flora of the British Isles.
Stevenson, G. A.
1969. An agronomic and taxonomic review of the genus
Melilotus
Mill. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 49:7.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Voronchikhin, V. V. & N. A. Basilevskaya.
1974. Opredelenie sornykh vidov roda
Melilotus
Adans. po plodam i semenam. (Identification of weed plants from the genus
Melilotus
Adans. with the help of their pods and seeds). Vestn. Moskovsk. Univ., Ser. 6, Biol. 29:35.
Common names
English
tall melilot –
Reference(s)
tall yellow sweet-clover –
Reference(s)
English (Canada)
tall yellow sweet-clover –
Reference(s)
French
grand mélilot –
Reference(s)
French (Canada)
mélilot élevé –
Reference(s)
German
hoher Steinklee –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
trevo-de-cheiro –
Reference(s)
Spanish
meliloto gigante –
Reference(s)
trébol oloroso –
Reference(s)
Swedish
stor sötväppling –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Moldova
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation-European part
European part
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Austria
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Belgium
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Czechoslovakia
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Germany
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Hungary
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Netherlands
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Poland
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Switzerland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Denmark
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Norway
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Sweden
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
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
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
Native
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark
,
Norway
,
Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Czechoslovakia
,
Austria
,
Belgium
,
Switzerland
,
Germany
,
Hungary
,
Netherlands
,
Poland
EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part
[European part],
Moldova
,
Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia
,
Albania
,
Greece
,
Italy
,
Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
,
France
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
potential as forage
Sinskaya, E. N., ed.
1950. Perennial leguminous plants. Part I. Medic, sweetclover, fenugreek. Kul't. Flora SSSR 13(1):422-423.
Food additives
flavoring
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Human food
vegetable
cult. as vegetable in China for young shoots, as
Melilotus macrorrhiza
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson.
1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23991
. Accessed
29 May 2025
.
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References