Melilotus officinalis Linnaeus, 1753 Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Fabales family Fabaceae genus Melilotus species Melilotus officinalis Name Homonyms Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pallas Melilotus officinalis Willd. Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Melilotus officinalis (L.) Medik.