| Accepted name: |
Melilotus albus Medik. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Melilotus vulgaris Willd.
-Trifolium album Loisel.
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| English names: |
White Melilot
White Sweet-clover
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| French names: |
Mélilot blanc
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Fabaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HMELAL
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
AB |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
It is used as forage plant, for hay, silage, as pasture, for soil improvement and conservation as well as bee forage (in the Lebanon for the production of pipe tubes)
(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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