- Melilot
:"This article is about the genus of grassland plants. For the moshav, see
Mlilot ."Taxobox
name = Sweet Clover
image_width = 250 px
image_caption = "Melilotus officnalis"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
subfamilia =Faboideae
tribus =Trifolieae
genus = "Melilotus"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See textMelilot ("Melilotus"), also known as Sweet Clover, is a genus in the family
Fabaceae . Members are known as common grassland plants and as weeds of cultivated ground. Originally from Europe and Asia, it is now found worldwide."Melilotus" species are used as food plants by the
larva e of someLepidoptera species including case-bearers of the genus "Coleophora " including "C. frischella" and "C. trifolii".Blue Melilot ("Trigonella caerulea") is not a member of the genus, despite the name.Species
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Melilotus albus " "Melilotus altissimus " "Melilotus dentatus " "Melilotus elegans " "Melilotus hirsutus " "Melilotus indicus " "Melilotus infestus " "Melilotus italicus " "Melilotus macrocarpus " "Melilotus messanensis " "Melilotus neapolitanus " "Melilotus officinalis " "Melilotus polonicus " "Melilotus segetalis " "Melilotus serratifolius " "Melilotus speciosus " "Melilotus suaveolens " "Melilotus sulcatus " "Melilotus tauricus " "Melilotus wolgicus "Ref: [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb ILDIS] as of November 2005
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