Melilotus suaveolens Ledeb.

Sweetclover (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Melilotus

Characteristics

1–1·6 m. tall. Differs from M. alba Desr. in the yellow corolla, the rather shorter leaf-rhachis, the more shortly toothed leaflets and in the whole plant being more fragrant.. Fig. 145/11.
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An annual herb. It grows 1 m tall. The flowers are yellow. The pods have 1 seed.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Waste ground and fields in lowlands, C. and S. Japan. Along rivers, in fields, in meadows, and in sandy and saline soils up to the middle mountain zone.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in Inner Mongolia in China.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 2-6
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

CAUTION: Don't use plants dried.
Uses cover crop fodder forage medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 10 - 17
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Melilotus suaveolens unspecified picture

Distribution

Melilotus suaveolens world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Republic of), Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Morocco, Moldova (Republic of), Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:507046-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212825
COL ID 6QYG9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Melilotus officinalis f. suaveolens Melilotus suaveolens Melilotus graveolens Sertula suaveolens Trigonella suaveolens