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Taxon:  Melilotus macrorrhizus (Waldst. & Kit.) Pers.



Summary
Genus:
Melilotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
24005
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. 2(2):348. 1807 "macrorrhiza"
Verified:
08/25/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (5  active, 4  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
  2. Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
  3. Stevenson, G. A. 1969. An agronomic and taxonomic review of the genus Melilotus Mill. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 49:7.
  4. Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968
  5. Vuillemin, P. 1888. Les tubercles radicaux des légumineuses. Ann. Sci. Agron. Franç. Étrangère 1:121-212.
Common names
Distribution
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=24005. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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