Details for: PI 708350, Melilotus albus Medik., CR-C2-59-117


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus albus Medik.
Top Name:
CR-C2-59-117
Origin:
Collected – Italy
Received by NPGS:
30 Jan 1992
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Life Habit:
Forb
Life Sex:
Perfect
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countPI 708350 95ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus albus Medik.
Top Name:
CR-C2-59-117
Origin:
Collected – Italy
Received by NPGS:
30 Jan 1992
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Life Habit:
Forb
Life Sex:
Perfect
Source History
Collected
PRE 12 November 1959.
Italy
Habitat: Unknown source

Donated
12 November 1959.
Maryland, United States
Locality: College Park, Maryland
Habitat: Research station or other ex situ site

30 January 1992.
Nebraska, United States
Locality: The original packet received in 1992 has: Received 11/12/1959, Melilotus grown in Italy, Low coumarin.
Habitat: Research station or other ex situ site

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
CR-C2-59-117
Type: Collector identifier
Gorz
Crops Research Division - USDA

Ames 21597
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
Melilotus albus Medik.
Genus:
Melilotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

23989
Place of publication:

Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-öcon. Ges. 2:382. 1787
Comment:
most references list Desr. in Lam. (not Medikus) as author
Verified:
08/25/1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Melilotus albus Medik. var. albus

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. subsp. albus (Medik.) H. Ohashi & Tateishi

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus albus Medik. var. annuus H. S. Coe
Melilotus leucanthus W. D. J. Koch ex DC.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBokhara-clover  1Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Englishhoney-clover  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishwhite melilot  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishwhite sweet-clover  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabichandaquq  2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Arabicnafal  2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
English (Canada)white sweet-clover Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
Frenchmélilot blanc  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)mélilot blanc Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
GermanBokharaklee  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanweißer Steinklee  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianmeliloto bianco  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajishirobana-shinagawa-hagi  2Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Portuguesemeliloto-branco  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmeliloto blanco  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishvit sötväppling  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesebai hua cao mu xi  2Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Transcribed Koreanhuinjeondongssari  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
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  • PINUMBERED: Assigned PI 708350 to Ames 21597. 09 Jul 2025.
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Citations
  • Di, H., Z. Duan, K. Luo, D. Zhang, F. Wu, J. Zhang, W. Liu, & Y. Wang. 2015. Interspecific phylogenic relationships within genus Melilotus based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA. PLoS One 10(7):e0132596. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132596. Number of accessions cited: 48
  • Wu, F., J. Ma, Y. Meng, D. Zhang, B. P. Muvunyi, K. Luo, H. Di, W. Guo, Y. Wang, B. Feng & J. Zhang. 2017. Potential DNA barcodes for Melilotus species based on five single loci and their combinations. PLoS One 12(9):e0182693. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182693. Number of accessions cited: 50
  • Zhang, H., F. Wu, W. Guo, R. Bai, Z. Yan, B. P. Muvunyi, Q. Yan, Y. Zhang, X. Yi & J. Zhang. 2017. Genetic variation and diversity in 199 Melilotus accessions based on a combination of 5 DNA sequences. PLoS One 13(3):e0194172. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194172. Number of accessions cited: 48
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHHEIGHT OF FLOWERING PLANTSHeight (stem length)of flowering plants measured from the soil in cm, before lodging. Recorded after 50% of the plants have open flowers.12077AMA.MEL.1995.BIENNIALS.FIELDPI 708350 92ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORW - WHITE77AMA.MEL.1995.BIENNIALS.FIELDPI 708350 92ncao01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYDURATIONThe length of time that the plants ordinarily live before flowering and death. The biennials require a cold treatment before flowering, while annuals do not.BIE - percent biennial (100%)77AMA.MEL.1995.BIENNIALS.FIELDPI 708350 92ncao01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMATURITY DAY FOR HAY HARVESTMaturity for hay forage harvest. For biennials, Julian day in the second year of growth when 50% of the plants have open flowers. For annuals, days after seeding when 50% of the plants have open flowers.19277AMA.MEL.1995.BIENNIALS.FIELDPI 708350 92ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..16 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 708350 95ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..17 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 708350 92ncao01 SDNot Available