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Taxon:
Melilotus sulcatus
Desf.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Melilotus
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
24020
Place of publication:
Fl. atlant. 2:193. 1799 "
sulcata
"
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 neapolitanus
Ten.
Melilotus sulcatus
Desf. subsp.
brachystachys
Maire ex Quézel & Santa, nom. inval.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Eriksson, O. et al.
1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds.
2004.
Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire.
1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
Mouterde, P.
1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Pignatti, S.
1982. Flora d'Italia.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Pottier-Alapetite, G.
1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa.
1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Sales, F. & I. C. Hedge.
1993.
Melilotus
Miller (Leguminosae): typification and nomenclature.
Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid
51:174.
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. 49:14.
Täckholm, V.
1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
English
furrowed melilot –
Reference(s)
grooved melilot –
Reference(s)
French
mélilote des moissons –
Reference(s)
German
gefurchter Steinklee –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
anafa –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
meliloto-sulcado –
Reference(s)
Spanish
trébol amarillo –
Reference(s)
trébol real de olor –
Reference(s)
Swedish
ribbsötväppling –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canarias
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
n.
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
n.
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
w.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
w.
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Former Yugoslavia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
incl. Crete
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
incl. Corsica
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
s.
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
s., e., & Baleares
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Spain
[Canarias],
Portugal
[Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
(n.),
Egypt
,
Libya
(n.),
Morocco
,
Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus
,
Israel
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
(w.),
Turkey
(w.)
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia
,
Albania
,
Greece
(incl. Crete),
Italy
(incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
(s., e., & Baleares),
France
(incl. Corsica),
Portugal
(s.)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Weed
potential seed contaminant
a contaminant of bird seed
Stace, C.
1995. New flora of the British Isles.
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=24020
. Accessed
29 May 2025
.
Name
References