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Melilotus
Sign in to savethumb|Melilotus albus Melilotus, known as melilot or sweet clover is a genus of legumes in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. The genus is closely related to Trifolium (clovers). Several species are common grassland plants and weeds of cultivated ground, and some species are now found worldwide as naturalised plants.
Melilotus, commonly called melilot or sweet clover, is a genus of legume plants originally from Europe, Asia, and Africa that are now spread around the world. These plants are closely related to common clovers and are notable for thriving in grasslands and cultivated areas, where they often grow as weeds.
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Species
Melilotus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: delimitation, particularly between Trigonella, Medicago and Melilotus
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Research
444 papers- [Melilotus--medical plants].Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke · 2005
- Genome assembly of Melilotus officinalis provides a new reference genome for functional genomics.BMC genomic data · 2024
- Genome and systems biology of Melilotus albus provides insights into coumarins biosynthesis.Plant biotechnology journal · 2022
- Melilotus, Rutin and Bromelain in primary and secondary lymphedema.Lymphology · 2019
- Reference nodule transcriptomes for Melilotus officinalis and Medicago sativa cv. Algonquin.Plant direct · 2022
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- Melilotus officinalis - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-093.jpg
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thumb|Melilotus albus Melilotus, known as melilot or sweet clover is a genus of legumes in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. The genus is closely related to Trifolium (clovers). Several species are common grassland plants and weeds of cultivated ground, and some species are now found worldwide as naturalised plants.
The scientific and English names both derive from Greek melílōtos from méli (honey), and lōtos (lotus), via Latin melilōtos and Old French mélilot. The alternative name "sweet clover" varies in orthography, also cited as sweet-clover and sweetclover. Other names include "kumoniga", from the Cumans.