Melilotus
E209714
Melilotus is a small genus of flowering legumes commonly known as sweet clovers, valued as forage crops and for soil improvement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melilotus canonical | 1 |
| Melilotus albus | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| aroma | sweet, hay-like scent ⓘ |
| belongsToTribe |
Faboideae
ⓘ
surface form:
Trifolieae
|
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | sweet clovers ⓘ |
| containsCompound | coumarin ⓘ |
| describedAs | small genus of flowering legumes ⓘ |
| economicUse |
forage for livestock
ⓘ
honey plant ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae ⓘ |
| fixesNitrogenWith | rhizobia bacteria ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white or yellow ⓘ |
| flowerType | papilionaceous flowers ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| habitat | temperate regions ⓘ |
| hasInflorescence | raceme ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | trifoliate leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | annual or biennial ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Eurasia ⓘ |
| nitrogenFixation | true ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Melilotus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Melilotus albus
Melilotus indicus ⓘ Melilotus officinalis ⓘ |
| order | Fabales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| risk | can cause sweet clover disease in spoiled hay ⓘ |
| rootSystem | deep taproot ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | by gravity and animals ⓘ |
| subfamily | Faboideae ⓘ |
| sweetCloverDiseaseCause | dicoumarol formation in moldy plant material ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cover crop
ⓘ
green manure ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyAs | medicinal plant ⓘ |
| usedIn |
pasture improvement
ⓘ
soil stabilization ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
forage crops
ⓘ
soil improvement ⓘ |
| weedStatus | can be invasive in some regions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Melilotus albus