Biology:Melilotus altissimus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae
Melilotus altissimus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Melilotus |
Species: | M. altissimus
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Binomial name | |
Melilotus altissimus Thuill.
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Melilotus altissimus, known by the common names tall yellow sweetclover,[1] tall melilot and golden melilot is a plant species of the genus Melilotus.
Pollinators
Melilotus altissimus is a preferred food-plant of Bombus lucorum, B. terrestris and B. lapidarius - all three are short-tongued bumblebees found in the UK.[2]
References
- ↑ "Melilotus altissimus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MEAL3. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ Carvell, C. (2002). Habitat use and conservation of bumblebees (Bombus spp.) under different grassland management regimes. Biol. Conserv., 103 (2002), pp. 33-49, 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00114-8
Wikidata ☰ Q159174 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilotus altissimus.
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