Details for: PI 669968, Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam., 'Happy'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Cultivar:

'Happy'

Origin:

Developed – Colorado, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

30 Jan 1992

Improvement Status:

Breeding material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Biennial

Life Cycle:

Biennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		PI 669968 03ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Cultivar:

'Happy'

Origin:

Developed – Colorado, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

30 Jan 1992

Improvement Status:

Breeding material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Biennial

Life Cycle:

Biennial

Source History

Developed

1950.
Colorado, United States
Comment: Our original seed packet states that the seeds were harvested in 1950.
Developer(s):

Brandon, Joe, Akron Field Station

Donated

30 January 1992.
Nebraska, United States
Comment: received seeds from Joe Brandon
Donor(s):

Gorz, Herman, University of Nebraska

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Happy'

Type: Cultivar name

Brandon, Joe Akron Field Station

Ames 21623

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative

Fine stemmed, vigorous plant with small, numerous leaves. Clump 20" tall, circumference of clump 5", and above ground 5". Very promising at Akron, Colorado.

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Genus:

Melilotus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

24009

Place of publication:

Fl. franç. 2:594. 1779 ("1778") (Pallas, Reise russ. reich. 3:537. 1776, nom. nud.)

Comment:

Trifolium M. officinale L. was not cited by Lamarck, although he cited T. M. vars. for other species such as Melilotus italicus and M. ornithopodioides, but Shenzhen ICN Art. 41.4 allows treatment as a new combination

Verified:

01/14/2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Trifolium officinale L.

Autonym(s)
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. subsp. officinalis
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. var. officinalis

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus arvensis Wallr.
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. var. micranthus O. E. Schulz
Melilotus vulgaris Hill, nom. inval.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	common melilot		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	field melilot		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	ribbed melilot		1	Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
English	yellow melilot		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	yellow sweet-clover		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	yellow trefoil		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English (Canada)	yellow sweet-clover	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145-146.
French	mélilot jaune		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	mélilot officinal		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)	mélilot jaune	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145-146.
German	echter Steinklee		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: lists as Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
German	gelber Steinklee		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian	meliloto giallo		2	Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. 2:208.
Japanese Rōmaji	seiyō-ebira-hagi		2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguese	trevo-cheiroso		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	cornilla real		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	meliloto amarillo		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	trébol de olor		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	gul sötväppling		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	cao mu xi		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
GROWTH	HEIGHT OF FLOWERING PLANTS	Height (stem length)of flowering plants measured from the soil in cm, before lodging. Recorded after 50% of the plants have open flowers.	50	32	AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	PLANT GROWTH HABIT	Plant growth habit evaluated when 50% of the plants have open flowers. The most useful data are from non-transplanted, field-grown, widely spaced plants.	8 - (1 = PROSTRATE, 9 = VERY ERECT)	32	AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	Y - YELLOW	59	AMA.MEL.1995.BIENNIALS.FIELD	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	Y - YELLOW (100%)	32	AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PLANT SHAPE	The presence of a many-thin-stem trait that is desirable for forage. Reference: Kirk, L.E. 1931 Sci. Agr. 11:315-325.	BUSHY - Percent of bushy type, usually with 50 or more thin stems. (100%)	32	AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PLANT SHAPE	The presence of a many-thin-stem trait that is desirable for forage. Reference: Kirk, L.E. 1931 Sci. Agr. 11:315-325.	BUSHY - Percent of bushy type, usually with 50 or more thin stems. (19%)	59	AMA.MEL.1995.BIENNIALS.FIELD	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	DURATION	The 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%)	32	AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	DURATION	The 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%)	59	AMA.MEL.1995.BIENNIALS.FIELD	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	MATURITY DAY FOR HAY HARVEST	Maturity 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.	174	59	AMA.MEL.1995.BIENNIALS.FIELD	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	MATURITY DAY FOR HAY HARVEST	Maturity 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.	177	32	AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	The weight in grams of 100 seeds.	.13		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 669968 92ncao01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	The weight in grams of 100 seeds.	.16		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 669968 03ncai01 SD