Melilotus spicatus (Sm.) Breistr. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Melilotus spicatus (Sm.) Breistr.

Summary

Genus:

Melilotus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

401888

Place of publication:

Bull. Soc. Bot. France 103(Sess. Extraord.):127. 1956

Verified:

04/12/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

8 (7 active, 6 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Trifolium spicatum Sm.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Melilotus gracilis DC.
Melilotus microcarpus C. A. Mey. ex Boiss.
Melilotus neapolitanus auct.

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Reference(s)

Wipf, L. 1939. Chromosome numbers in root nodules and root tips of certain Leguminosae. Bot. Gaz. 101:51-67.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Ukraine	Krym
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Armenia
WESTERN ASIA: Turkey

Europe

EAST EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, 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=401888. Accessed 18 July 2025.