Melilotus wolgicus Poir.

Mélilot de la Volga (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Melilotus

Characteristics

A herb that grows for 2 years. It has a large taproot. It can grow 1.5 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval. The flowers are 3.5 mm long. They are white with pink veins.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Saline soils. Mainly found in steppe zones, growing in different soils and at different ground levels, in meadows and in fields.
More
It is a temperate plant. It can tolerate cold and drought.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

CAUTION: Don't use plants dried.
Uses -
Edible roots
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Melilotus wolgicus world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, Estonia, France, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russian Federation, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:507055-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185401
COL ID 6QYG7
BDTFX ID 41881
INPN ID 107972
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melilotus volgicus Melilotus ruthenicus Melilotus micranthus Trifolium melilotus-ruthenicus Melilotus wolgicus Melilotus wolgica Melilotus ruthenica Trifolium ruthenicum Sertula ruthenica Melilotus integerrimus Melilotus laxus Trifolium