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Melilotus officinalis
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Melilotus officinalis, commonly known as yellow sweetclover or melilot, is a species in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the genus Melilotus and is classified within the order Fabales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The plant produces yellow flowers and legume fruits. It is recognized as a useful plant with applications as a medicinal plant, food, fodder, and fiber source.
The species has a taxon range that includes Beijing, Shanghai, and Fujian in China, where it is also noted as invasive. Wild populations are distributed across northeastern, northern, and southwestern China, as well as south of the Yangtze River basin. Its native range extends to Europe and Asia, including Turkey, Iran, and Siberia. The taxon status is accepted, with the scientific name cited as Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
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Species
Melilotus officinalis
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
黄香草木樨（学名：Melilotus officinalis）是一种豆科植物。这种植物在中国东北、华北、西南和长江流域以南都有野生种分布。该草原产欧、亚两洲，在土耳其、伊朗和西伯利亚等地均有分布。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12,394
- With media
- 8,838
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, UACH, IB-CUCBA-UDG, INECOL, FZ-UACH, ENCB-IPN
- Recorded in
- Canada, Poland, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Melilotus
- Image
- 20140613Melilotus officinalis.jpg
- Has use
- nectar source
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Encyclopedic overview
Melilotus officinalis, known as sweet yellow clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot and common melilot, is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa, and Australia.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melilotus officinalis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.