Details for: PI 205539, Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Origin:

Donated – Iowa, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

24 Feb 1953

PI Assigned:

1953

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

161
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		PI 205539 75ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Origin:

Donated – Iowa, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

24 Feb 1953

PI Assigned:

1953

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Donated

24 February 1953.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):

USDA ARS NCRPIS

Accession Names and Identifiers

Narrative

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	Study	Inventory	Availability
GROWTH	FALL-VG1	MINIMUM FALL VIGOR	5 - MEDIUM	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	FALL-VG2	MAXIMUM FALL VIGOR	5 - MEDIUM	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	GWT-HAB1	LEAST ERECT GROWTH HABIT	7 - (1 = ERECT, 9 = PROSTRATE)	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	GWT-HAB2	MOST ERECT GROWTH HABIT	7 - (1 = ERECT, 9 = PROSTRATE)	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	Minimum Plant Height	Minimum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	80	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	Maximum Plant Height	Maximum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	120	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	Maximum Plant Height	Maximum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	60	MELILOTUS.UTAH.DEER.PENS.1990-91	PI 205539 75ncai01 SD
GROWTH	Maximum Plant Height	Maximum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	70	MELILOTUS.UTAH.EVANS.FARM.1990-91	PI 205539 75ncai01 SD
GROWTH	SD-VIG1	MINIMUM SEEDLING VIGOR	1 - GOOD	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	SD-VIG2	MAXIMUM SEEDLING VIGOR	1 - GOOD	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	SPRG-VG1	MINIMUM SPRING VIGOR	5 - MEDIUM	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	SPRG-VG2	MAXIMUM SPRING VIGOR	1 - GOOD	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
INSECT	SCA-RES	PERCENT SWEETCLOVER APHID RESISTANCE	4	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
INSECT	WEEV-DMG	% weevil defoliation damage. Data collected from 1963-66. An adjusted mean was used to correlate variations of % damage. Data taken on 6-7 wk old seedlings -NW Exp Sta, Crookston,MN	52	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLM-VIG1	MINIMUM EARLY BLOOM VIGOR	3 - (1 = GOOD, 9 = POOR)	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLM-VIG2	MAXIMUM EARLY BLOOM VIGOR	3 - (1 = GOOD, 9 = POOR)	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	Y - YELLOW	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-NO1	MINIMUM LEAF NUMBER	1 - MANY	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-NO2	MAXIMUM LEAF NUMBER	1 - MANY	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-SZ1	MINIMUM LEAF SIZE	7 - (1 = LARGE, 9 = SMALL)	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-SZ2	MAXIMUM LEAF SIZE	7 - (1 = LARGE, 9 = SMALL)	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Maximum Desirability Rating	Maximum desirability: Rating based on overall appearance of the accession (Rater's opinion based on other accessions and checks being rated). Perennials: only 2nd year ratings used.	5	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Minimum Desirability Rating	Minimum desirability: Rating based on overall appearance of the accession (Rater's opinion based on other accessions and checks being rated). Perennials: only 2nd year ratings used.	5	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-NO1	MINIMUM STEM NUMBER	5 - MEDIUM	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-NO2	MAXIMUM STEM NUMBER	3 - (1 = MANY, 9 = FEW)	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-SZ1	MINIMUM STEM SIZE	7 - (1 = SMALL, 9 = LARGE)	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-SZ2	MAXIMUM STEM SIZE	5 - MEDIUM	NC7.MELILOTUS		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.	200	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
PRODUCTION	SURV-PC2	MAXIMUM PERCENT SURVIVAL	100	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	The weight in grams of 100 seeds.	.14	NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 205539 75ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	The weight in grams of 100 seeds.	.16	NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 205539 52ncpo01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	The weight in grams of 100 seeds.	.18	NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 205539 52ncpi01 SD	Not Available
STRESS	WTR-INJ2	MAXIMUM PERCENT WINTER INJURY	30	NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available