Melilotus albus
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Doe Lea Nature Reserve
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Doe Lea Nature Reserve
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Doe Lea Nature Reserve
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Doe Lea Nature Reserve
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | White melilot (English) |
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| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Erect annual or biennial, to 1.5 m. Stipules entire. Leaves oblong-obovate, serrate. Corolla white; wings and keel ± equal, shorter than standard. Legume 3-5 mm, flattened, glabrous, greyish-brown when ripe. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | albus: white |
| Habitat: | In wet grassland |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Europe and N Africa, Asia eastwards to Tibet; widely naturalised elsewhere, e.g. Africa, America and Australia |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 26 July 2008 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 224. as Melilotus alba Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 50. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 38 - 39. (Includes a picture). |
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