Melilotus albus Medik.

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Doe Lea Nature Reserve

Synonyms:
Common names:	White melilot (English)
Description:	Erect annual or biennial, to 1.5 m. Stipules entire. Leaves oblong-obovate, serrate. Corolla white; wings and keel ± equal, shorter than standard. Legume 3-5 mm, flattened, glabrous, greyish-brown when ripe.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	albus: white
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Europe and N Africa, Asia eastwards to Tibet; widely naturalised elsewhere, e.g. Africa, America and Australia
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Literature:	Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 224. as Melilotus alba Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 50. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 38 - 39. (Includes a picture).

Flora of Zimbabwe: Melilotus albus

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