Details for: PI 595391, Melilotus albus Medik., 'EVERGREEN'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus albus Medik.
Cultivar:
'EVERGREEN'
Origin:
Developed – Ohio, United States
Received by NPGS:
1976
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 595391 03ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus albus Medik.
Cultivar:
'EVERGREEN'
Origin:
Developed – Ohio, United States
Received by NPGS:
1976
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Source History
Developed
1935.
Ohio, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
1976.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'EVERGREEN'
Type: Cultivar name
Park, J.B. Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station

NSL 30285
Type: Site identifier

FC 36062
Type: Other or unclassified name
USDA

Narrative
High hay yields. First year's growth tall, upright and somewhat coarse. Second year's growth tall, coarse, and 3 to 4 weeks later in maturity than common wild-type plants. The blooming period long. Seed harvesting difficult because seed shatters. High temperatures and drought can result in in low seed yield or seed failures. Well adapted in the corn belt to the eastern edge of the Great Plains.
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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Pedigree
Description:
One-hundred-ninty-seven roadside and field plants were selected in the years 1924, 1926, and 1928. They were grown in plant-to-row progeny tests. Pollination was partially controlled by removing undesirable rows or plants. Twenty strains were selected in 1928. From all the available material, 11 mass selections of similar growth and maturity were made and then increased. Considerable roguing was done in 1932. Some strains were distributed to farmers in 1933. In the spring of 1935 seven mass selections were composited under the name Evergreen.
  • Hollowell, E. A. 1943. Registration of varieties and strains of sweet clover, I. J. Amer. Soc. Agron. 35(9):825-829.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-3, SWEETCLOVER. Issued: 01 Sep 1943.
  • Hollowell, E. A. 1943. Registration of varieties and strains of sweet clover, I. J. Amer. Soc. Agron. 35(9):825-829.

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.15072AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003PI 595391 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT GROWTH HABITPlant growth habit evaluated when 50% of the plants have open flowers. The most useful data are from non-transplanted, field-grown, widely spaced plants.7 - (1 = PROSTRATE, 9 = VERY ERECT)72AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003PI 595391 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORW - WHITE (100%)72AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003PI 595391 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT SHAPEThe presence of a many-thin-stem trait that is desirable for forage. Reference: Kirk, L.E. 1931 Sci. Agr. 11:315-325.STAND - Percent of standard type usually with 5 to 10 thick stems. (100%)72AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003PI 595391 96ncfo01 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%)72AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003PI 595391 96ncfo01 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.19872AMA.MEL.BIENNIALS.FIELD.2003PI 595391 96ncfo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..18 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 595391 03ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..226 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 595391 96ncfo01 SDNot Available