FOIBIS

Species Details -
Melilotus altissimus Thuillier  

Accepted name: Melilotus altissimus Thuillier  
Synonym(s): -Melilotus   officinalis   Lam.    
English names: Tall Yellow Sweet-clover
Tall Yellow Sweet-clover
French names: Mélilot élevé
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Rosales
Family:   Fabaceae
OPL Code: HMELAL
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: AB
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Frequently used as medicinal plant; presumably for this purpose also cultivated sometimes (Europe) (1).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
83180
General Status
AGRICULTURAL
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
SE1
GRANK
GNR
Med Flag
MED
Bayer Codes
MEUAT
 


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