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Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Dataset
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Fabales
family
Fabaceae
genus
Melilotus
species
Melilotus officinalis

cuddliness

cuddly

nutrient level

oligotrophic

spine

plant

mobility

sedentary

lifespan

shortlived

biotope

shrubs

biome

terrestrial

biotope

urban

habit

herb

native range

Europe (WGSRPD:1)

pathway

cbd_2014_pathway:contaminant_on_animals

pathway

cbd_2014_pathway:contaminant_seed

degree of establishment

established

native range

temperate Asia (WGSRPD:3)

Name

Synonyms
Brachylobus officinalis (L.) Dulac
Medicago officinalis (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Melilotus armenus Boiss.
Melilotus arvensis Wallr.
Melilotus arvensis f. luxurians Rouy, 1899
Melilotus arvensis f. maximus (Legrand) Rouy, 1899
Melilotus arvensis var. albus Cariot & St.-Lag., 1889
Melilotus arvensis var. grandiflorus Lamotte, 1877
Melilotus arvensis var. maximus (Legrand) Cariot & St.-Lag., 1889
Melilotus bungeanus Boiss.
Melilotus citrinus Duval
Melilotus citrinus Duval ex Steud.
Melilotus diffusus W.D.J.Koch
Melilotus diffusus W.D.J.Koch ex DC.
Melilotus expansus Rchb.
Melilotus flavus Pall.
Melilotus kochianus DC.
Melilotus longipedicellatus Rosbach
Melilotus lutescens Gilib.
Melilotus luteus Gueldenst.
Homonyms
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pallas
Melilotus officinalis Willd.
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Medik., 1787
Melilotus officinalis Linnaeus, 1753
Common names
Gewöhnlicher Steinklee in German
Mark-stenkløver in Danish
cao mu xi in language.
common melilot in English
cornilla real in English
cornilla real in Spanish
echter Steinklee in German
field melilot in English
field melilot in English
gelber Steinklee in German
gul sötväppling in Swedish
meliloto amarillo in Spanish
meliloto giallo in Italian
mélilot jaune in French
mélilot officinal in French
ribbed melilot in English
ribbed melilot in English
seiyō-ebira-hagi in language.
trevo-cheiroso in Portuguese
trébol de olor in Spanish
yellow melilot in English
yellow sweet-clover in English
yellow sweet-clover in language.
yellow sweetclover in English
yellow trefoil in English
gul sötväppling in Swedish
miehtaluovvar in Northern Sami
mélilot jaune in French
yellow sweet-clover in English
Sötväppling in Swedish
field melilot in English
mélilot officinal in French
ribbed melilot in English
trèfle d'odeur jaune in French
yellow melilot in English
Äkta sötväppling in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter
  2. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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