Melilotus neapolitanus Ten.

Mélilot en épi (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Melilotus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Sclerosis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Melilotus neapolitanus habit picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Melilotus neapolitanus flower picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)
Melilotus neapolitanus flower picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Melilotus neapolitanus world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:507003-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185391
COL ID 3ZFD8
BDTFX ID 41833
INPN ID 107938
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melilotus spicatus Melilotus gracilis Melilotus intricatus Melilotus microcarpus Melilotus heterophyllus Melilotus imbricatus Medicago gracilis Melilotus globulosus Trifolium spicatum Melilotus glaucescens Melilotus besserianus Melilotus globosus Melilotus neapolitana Sertula neapolitana Sertula besseriana Trigonella wojciechowskii Melilotus neapolitanus Melilotus neapolitanus var. microcarpus