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Details for: Melilotus albus
Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
Name: Melilotus albus Medik.
Nomencl. ref.: in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Okon. Ges. 2: 382. 1787
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Rosanae
                         Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
                              Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
                                   Tribus - Trifolieae
                                        Genus - Melilotus Mill.
                                            
Synonyms: Melilotus argutus Rchb.
Melilotus leucanthus DC.
Melilotus melanospermus Ser.
Melilotus vulgaris Willd.
Melilotus albus var. annua Coe
 
Comments: An excellent bee plant that is also salt-tolerant
Common names: Ag Kheshenbul (Azerbaijan), almegó blanc (Catalan), almengó blanc (Catalan), Baltais Amolins (Latvian), Baltaziedis Barkunas (Lithuanian), Barkun Bely (Belarusian), Bokhara Clover (English), Bokharaklee (German), Bucharaklee (German), Burkun Bilyi (Ukraine), corona de rey (Spanish, Castillian), Donnik Belyi (Russian), flor de mal d´ulls (Catalan), hierba orejera (Aragonese), hierba orejera (Spanish, Castillian), Hubam (), Hubam Clover (English), Isharvuit Spitak (Armenian), itsabalki zuri (Euskera), itsabalki zuria (Euskera), Melilot (), melilot (Catalan), melilot (Valencian), melilot blanc (Catalan), Melilot Blanc (French), meliloto (Galician), meliloto (Spanish, Castillian), Meliloto Bianco (Italian), Meliloto Blanco (Spanish, Castillian), meliloto branco (Portuguese), meliloto de flor blanca (Spanish, Castillian), meliloto-branco (Portuguese), mielcón (Aragonese), mielcón (Spanish, Castillian), mielga (High Aragonese), mielga (Spanish, Castillian), Nostrzyk Bialy (Polish), Sulchine Albe (Roumanian), Sulfina Alba (Roumanian), Svinukha (Belarusian), Sweet Clover (), trébol de Santa María (Spanish, Castillian), Trebol Hubam (), trébol oloroso (Aragonese), trébol oloroso (Spanish, Castillian), trèvol de santa Maria (Catalan), Trilobo Bianco (Italian), Valge Mesikas (Estonian), Valkomesikka (Finnish), Vit Sotvappling (Swedish), Weisser Honigklee (German), Weisser Steinklee (German), White Melilot (English), White Sweet Clover (English)[Credits]
Conservation Status: Not Threatened
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: Ab(A N) Al Ar Au(A L) dBe(B L) Bu By Co Cy Cz dDa Eg Es dFe Ga(F) Ge Gg(A D G) Gr He dHo Hs(S) Hu IJ It Ju La Le Lt Mo dNo Po Rf(C CS E K N NW S) Rm dSu Sy Tu(A E) Uk(K U) [Ag Br]
Use: Environmental, Forage, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Weed