Melilotus albus

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusMelilotus
Species:Melilotus albus Medik.
Common NameMelilot; Melilot Blanc; Meliloto Bianco; Meliloto Blanco; Meliloto Branco; White Melilot; White Sweet Clover
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; Duration: Biennial; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: crenulate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value N/A
StatusNot Native
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Melilotus albus var. annuus Melilotus albus var. annuus Coe

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Anderson (KY), Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Bracken (KY), Breathitt (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Clark (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Hardin (KY), Hickman (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Monroe (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Shelby (KY), Spencer (KY), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Hawkins (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100442423 Adair Kentucky 23 Jun 1988 Bruce Hoagland
209
EKY
Melilotus albus
BEREA013920 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
BEREA013916 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
BEREA013910 Clark Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
BEREA013922 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
31973000013084 Davidson Tennessee
KNK
Melilotus albus
31973000013082 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Melilotus albus
APSC0100825 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0097027 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100819 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
MTSU006271 Rutherford Tennessee 19 Jun 2000 M. Penuel
MTSU
Melilotus albus
017257 Van Buren Tennessee
BOON
Melilotus albus
017262 Carroll Tennessee
BOON
Melilotus albus
017259 Davidson Tennessee
BOON
Melilotus albus
017258 Cumberland Tennessee
BOON
Melilotus albus
BEREA013907 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
BEREA013912 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
31973000013078 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Melilotus albus
HTTU004518 White Tennessee
HTTU
Melilotus albus
31234100442498 Bath Kentucky 26 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
387
EKY
Melilotus albus
BEREA013915 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
BEREA013906 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
TENN-V-0124478 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Melilotus albus
APSC0100832 Spencer Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0084342 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 12 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Melilotus albus
31234100442449 Anderson Kentucky 22 Jun 1978 William S. Bryant
396
EKY
Melilotus albus
BEREA013914 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
BEREA013908 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
31973000013077 Bracken Kentucky
KNK
Melilotus albus
APSC0100830 Menifee Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100836 Shelby Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
HTTU028719 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Melilotus albus
BEREA026053 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
ETSU034721 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Melilotus albus
ETSU025293 Cocke Tennessee 21 Jun 2012 Adam McCullough
ETSU
Melilotus albus
31234100442456 Anderson Kentucky 28 Jun 1978 William S. Bryant
465
EKY
Melilotus albus
31234100442969 Pike Kentucky 02 Jul 2008 Julie B. Clark
363
EKY
Melilotus albus
BEREA013917 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
BEREA013919 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
APSC0100822 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100821 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100833 Menifee Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100829 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100834 Owen Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
BEREA013918 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
31973000013081 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Melilotus albus
31973000013080 Owen Kentucky
KNK
Melilotus albus
31973000013074 Pendleton Kentucky
KNK
Melilotus albus
APSC0100831 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0098394 Dyer Tennessee
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0096077 Breathitt Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
ETSU026301 Hawkins Tennessee 12 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19465
ETSU
Melilotus albus
BEREA013921 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
BEREA013909 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
BEREA013923 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
BEREA013911 Fayette Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
31973000013079 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Melilotus albus
APSC0100824 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0084341 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100828 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100826 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100815 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
UCHT040448 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Melilotus albus
BEREA013913 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Melilotus albus
31973000013075 Carter Kentucky
KNK
Melilotus albus
TENN-V-0124477 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Melilotus albus
APSC0100823 Oldham Kentucky 14 Jun 1956 James J. Matthews
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100817 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100827 Graves Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0096081 Perry Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
APSC0100835 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Melilotus albus
HTTU004536 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Melilotus albus
HTTU004492 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Melilotus albus
HTTU004515 White Tennessee
HTTU
Melilotus albus
ETSU030481 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Melilotus albus
ETSU034722 Carter Tennessee 04 Jul 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Melilotus albus
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