Details for: PI 296372, Melilotus albus Medik., 'ARCTIC'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Melilotus albus Medik.

Cultivar:

'ARCTIC'

Origin:

Developed – Saskatchewan, Canada

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

02 Mar 1960

PI Assigned:

1964

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Biennial

Life Cycle:

Biennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

172
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 296372 63ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Melilotus albus Medik.

Cultivar:

'ARCTIC'

Origin:

Developed – Saskatchewan, Canada

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

02 Mar 1960

PI Assigned:

1964

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Biennial

Life Cycle:

Biennial

Source History

Developed

Saskatchewan, Canada
Comment: The name was in print in 1921 and could be older.
Developer(s):

Kirk, L. E., University of Saskatchewan

Donated

02 March 1960.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):

USDA ARS NCRPIS

Accession Names and Identifiers

'ARCTIC'

Type: Cultivar name

Kirk, L. E. University of Saskatchewan

C.A.N. 5012

Type: Unverified name

Ames 64

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7

USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative

Plants erect, uniform, resistent to winter killing drought and disease. Adapted to Western Canada.

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

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Bokhara-clover		1	Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
English	honey-clover		1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	white melilot		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	white sweet-clover		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabic	handaquq		2	Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Arabic	nafal		2	Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
English (Canada)	white sweet-clover	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
French	mélilot blanc		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)	mélilot blanc	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
German	Bokharaklee		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	weißer Steinklee		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian	meliloto bianco		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji	shirobana-shinagawa-hagi		2	Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Portuguese	meliloto-branco		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	meliloto blanco		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	vit sötväppling		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	bai hua cao mu xi		2	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Transcribed Korean	huinjeondongssari		2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
GROWTH	FALL-VG1	MINIMUM FALL VIGOR	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	FALL-VG2	MAXIMUM FALL VIGOR	3 - (1 = GOOD, 9 = POOR)		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	GWT-HAB1	LEAST ERECT GROWTH HABIT	1 - ERECT		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	GWT-HAB2	MOST ERECT GROWTH HABIT	1 - ERECT		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	Minimum Plant Height	Minimum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	85		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	Maximum Plant Height	Maximum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	109		MELILOTUS.UTAH.EVANS.FARM.1990-91	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
GROWTH	Maximum Plant Height	Maximum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	110		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	Maximum Plant Height	Maximum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	56		MELILOTUS.UTAH.DEER.PENS.1990-91	PI 296372 63ncai01 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	3 - (1 = GOOD, 9 = POOR)		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	SPRG-VG2	MAXIMUM SPRING VIGOR	3 - (1 = GOOD, 9 = POOR)		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
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.	125	15	AMA.MEL.2010.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
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.	75	4	AMA.MEL.2011.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
GROWTH	SPRING VIGOR	Visual estimate of amount of vegetative growth of biennial sweetclover three to four weeks after growth starts in the second year, coded 1-9.	6 - (1 = GOOD, 9 = POOR)	15	AMA.MEL.2010.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
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.	5 - MEDIUM		AMA.MEL.2010.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
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.	6 - (1 = PROSTRATE, 9 = VERY ERECT)	4	AMA.MEL.2011.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	W - WHITE		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	W - WHITE		AMA.MEL.2010.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	W - WHITE	4	AMA.MEL.2011.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-NO1	MINIMUM LEAF NUMBER	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-NO2	MAXIMUM LEAF NUMBER	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-SZ1	MINIMUM LEAF SIZE	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-SZ2	MAXIMUM LEAF SIZE	5 - MEDIUM		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.	3		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.	3		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-NO1	MINIMUM STEM NUMBER	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-NO2	MAXIMUM STEM NUMBER	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-SZ1	MINIMUM STEM SIZE	9 - LARGE		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-SZ2	MAXIMUM STEM SIZE	7 - (1 = SMALL, 9 = LARGE)		NC7.MELILOTUS		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.	STAND - Percent of standard type usually with 5 to 10 thick stems. (100%)	15	AMA.MEL.2010.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
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.	STAND - Percent of standard type usually with 5 to 10 thick stems. (100%)	4	AMA.MEL.2011.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
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.	142	4	AMA.MEL.2011.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
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.	148	15	AMA.MEL.2010.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	SD-PROD1	MINIMUM SEED PRODUCTION	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
PRODUCTION	SD-PROD2	MAXIMUM SEED PRODUCTION	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
PRODUCTION	SURV-PC1	MINIMUM PERCENT SURVIVAL	80		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.	.15		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 296372 63ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	The weight in grams of 100 seeds.	.22		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 296372 60ncao01 SD	Not Available
STRESS	WTR-INJ1	MINIMUM PERCENT WINTER INJURY	10		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
STRESS	WTR-INJ2	MAXIMUM PERCENT WINTER INJURY	70		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
STRESS	STAND SURVIVAL 2ND YEAR	The percent of original plants established in the summer that resume growth in the spring of the second year, for biennials only.	21.4286	28	AMA.MEL.2011.OVER-WINTERED.FIELD	PI 296372 12ncax01 SD	Not Available