Melilotus officinalis

Melilotus officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Melilotus
Species:	M. officinalis
Binomial name
	Melilotus officinalis; (L.) Lam.
Synonyms
	List Brachylobus officinalis (L.) Dulac (1867) ; Medicago officinalis (L.) E.H.L.Krause (1901) ; Melilotus armenus Boiss. (1849) ; Melilotus arvensis Wallr. (1822) ; Melilotus arvensis var. albus St.-Lag. (1889) ; Melilotus arvensis var. grandiflorus Lamotte (1876) ; Melilotus arvensis proles luxurians Rouy (1899) ; Melilotus arvensis proles maximus (Legrand) Rouy (1899) ; Melilotus arvensis var. maximus (Legrand) St.-Lag. (1889) ; Melilotus bungeanus Boiss. (1872) ; Melilotus citrinus Duval ex Steud. publ. ; Melilotus diffusus W.D.J.Koch ex DC. (1815) ; Melilotus expansus Rchb. (1832) ; Melilotus flavus Pall. (1776) ; Melilotus kochianus DC. illeg. ; Melilotus longipedicellatus Rosbach (1875) ; Melilotus lutescens Gilib. oppr. ; Melilotus luteus Gueldenst. (1791) ; Melilotus luxurians Shuttlew. ex Rouy & Foucaud (1899) ; Melilotus macrorhizus Besser illeg. ; Melilotus macrorrhizus var. palustris (Waldst. & Kit.) W.D.J.Koch (1839) ; Melilotus macrospermus K.Koch ex Boiss. (1872) ; Melilotus mauritanicus Willd. (1809) ; Melilotus maximus Legrand (1873) ; Melilotus melilotus-officinalis (Crantz) Asch. & Graebn. . var. ; Melilotus montanus Gaudin (1829) ; Melilotus nebrodensis Jord. ex Nyman publ. ; Melilotus neglectus Ten. (1836) ; Melilotus officinalis var. expansa Mutel (1834) ; Melilotus officinalis var. maximus (Legrand) Kojić (1972) ; Melilotus officinalis f. maximus Legrand (1899) ; Melilotus pallidus Besser (1823) ; Melilotus paluster Menyh. . var. ; Melilotus palustris (Waldst. & Kit.) Schult. (1814) ; Melilotus petitpierreanus Willd. (1809) ; Melilotus petitpierrianus Willd. ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli . var. ; Melilotus rugosus Gilib. oppr. ; Melilotus virescens Jord. (1853) ; Sertula arvensis (Wallr.) Kuntze (1891) ; Sertula bungeana (Boiss.) Kuntze (1891) ; Sertula maior Lunell perfl. ; Sertula pallida (Besser) Kuntze (1891) ; Sertula officinalis (L.) Kuntze (1891) ; Trifolium mauritianum Steud. publ. ; Trifolium melilotus-mauritanicum Schousb. (1800) ; Trifolium melilotus-officinarum Crantz . var. ; Trifolium officinale L. (1753) ; Trifolium palustre Waldst. & Kit. (1812) ; Trifolium petitpierreanum Hayne (1807) ; Trifolium vulgare Hayne (1807) ; Trigonella officinalis (L.) Coulot & Rabaute (2013) ; ;

Melilotus officinalis, known as sweet yellow clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot^[2] and common melilot, is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa, and Australia.^[3]

^ "Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ United States Forest Service. "Yellow Sweetclover" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-28.

[POWO-1] "Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[BSBI07-2] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[USDAFS-3] United States Forest Service. "Yellow Sweetclover" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-28.

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