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Taxon:  Melilotus segetalis (Brot.) Ser.



Summary
Genus:
Melilotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
24016
Place of publication:
A. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 2:187. 1825
Verified:
06/15/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
30 (21  active, 21  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Trifolium segetale Brot.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus sulcatus Desf. var. segetalis (Brot.) Rouy

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Reference(s)
  1. Eriksson, O. et al. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2. 1979
  2. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 1931-1941
  3. Lassen, P. 1987. Melilotus. In: W. Greuter and T. Raus (eds.), Med-Checklist notulae, 14. Willdenowia 16:445.
  4. Mouterde, P. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. 1966-
  5. Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
  6. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. 1962-1963
  7. Sales, F. & I. C. Hedge. 1993. Melilotus Miller (Leguminosae): typification and nomenclature. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 51:173.
  8. Smythies, B. E. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882. 1984-1986
  9. Stevenson, G. A. 1969. An agronomic and taxonomic review of the genus Melilotus Mill. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 49:15.
  10. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
  11. Wipf, L. 1939. Chromosome numbers in root nodules and root tips of certain Leguminosae. Bot. Gaz. 101:51-67.
  12. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. Flora palaestina. 1966-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24016. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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