Derivation of specific name
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albus: white
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Melilotus albus Medik. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=128460
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Erect annual or biennial, to 1.5 m. Stipules entire. Leaves oblong-obovate, serrate. Corolla white; wings and keel ± equal, shorter than standard. Legume 3-5 mm, flattened, glabrous, greyish-brown when ripe.
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Melilotus albus Medik. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=128460
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Europe and N Africa, Asia eastwards to Tibet; widely naturalised elsewhere, e.g. Africa, America and Australia
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Melilotus albus Medik. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=128460
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
