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Melilotus altissimus

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(Redirected from Melilotus altissima) Species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae

Melilotus altissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Melilotus
Species: M. altissimus
Binomial name
Melilotus altissimus
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Melilotus altissimus, known by the common names tall yellow sweetclover, 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.

References

  1. NRCS. "Melilotus altissimus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. 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
Taxon identifiers
Melilotus altissimus


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