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Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
annual yellow sweetclover

   
Symbol: MEIN2
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
HI    I
CAN    I
GL    I



   
Other common names:
  sourclover
Photograph of Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
©Larry Allain. USGS NWRC.
 
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Synonyms:
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.

  MEIN14 Melilotus indica (L.) All., orth. var.   sourclover
 

Distribution by State:
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.

Distributional Map for Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
Distribution Map Legend

Melilotus indicus (L.) All. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, KY, LA, MA, ME, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI), CAN (BC, MB, NS), DEN (GL)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, ID, KY, LA, MA, ME, MS, NC, NM, NV, NY, OR, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA

 

Related Taxa:
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 14 species in Melilotus
 

Classification:
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Melilotus Mill. – sweetclover
Species   Melilotus indicus (L.) All. – annual yellow sweetclover
 

Introduced Information:
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.

Melilotus indica:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FACU FACU- FACU NO NO FACU FACU+ FACU FACU FAC NO NO UPL

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503741.

 

 

 

 
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