Melilotus italica, (L.) Lam.
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Melilotus italica |
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8. M. italica (L.) Lam. View in CoL , Fl. Fr. 2: 594 (1778).
Erect, branched annual 20-60 cm. Lower leaflets orbicular-obovate, the upper narrower, all obtuse or truncate, serrate above middle. Stipules incise-dentate. Racemes 1-5-3 cm, lax, many-flowered, elongating in fruit. Corolla 6-9 mm, yellow; standard longer than wings and keel. Legume 5-6 mm, globose, obtuse with an apiculus, strongly reticulate-veined, yellowish or greyish-brown when ripe. Dry, open habitats. Mediterranean region. Al BI Co Cr Ga G r Hs It Ju Sa Si [Lu].
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Melilotus italica
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
M. italica (L.)
| Lam. 1778: 594 |