Genus: Melilotus (L.) Mill.

 
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Trifolieae
Alternate family(ies): Papilionaceae
Common names: melilot, sweet-clover
Genus number: 7430
Last updated: 31-Jul-2018
Accession Count: 41 (41 active, 34 available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments: although Miller did not cite Linnaeus for this genus, his name can be considered a stat. nov. (Shenzhen ICN Art. 41.4)

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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://genebank.ilri.org/gringlobal/taxonomygenus?id=7430. Accessed 20 October 2024.