Melilotus indicus

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:FABACEAE
Species:Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
Common Name:Indian Sweet Clover; Sour Clover; Small Melilot
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MEIN2
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FACU- (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyFABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus Melilotus
Species Melilotus indicus (L.) All. - Indian Sweet Clover; Sour Clover; Small Melilot

Citation

Citation Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni, Fl. Pedem. 1: 308. 1785.
Basionym: Trifolium indicum L. 1753.
Type: Without data (lectotype: LINN 930.2). Lectotypified by Ali, in Nasir & Ali, Fl. Pakistan 100: 309. 1977.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Melilotus levis Melilotus levis Moench, Methodus 110. 1794, nom. illegit.Trifolium indicum Linnaeus 1753. 
Melilotus parviflorus Melilotus parviflorus Desfontaines, Fl. Atlant. 2: 192. 1798. ALGERIA
Sertula indica Sertula indica (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205. 1891.Trifolium indicum Linnaeus 1753. 
Trifolium indicum Trifolium indicum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 765. 1753. Without data (lectotype: LINN 930.2). Lectotypified by Ali, in Nasir & Ali, Fl. Pakistan 100: 309. 1977.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Butler, Chambers, Crenshaw, Dale, Greene, Hale, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1876 - 1967

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000012591 Lee 29 May 1951 Ivey, Mack
 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
TROY000005436 Mobile 25 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11887		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
TROY000019455 Marengo 02 May 2008 England, J. Kevin
777		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
UWAL0017692 Houston 23 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26198		 UWAL
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
UWAL0006976 Baldwin 04 Mar 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3341		 UWAL
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
TROY000024636 Montgomery 27 Apr 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20635		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
AUA000012602 Morgan 13 May 1972 Williams, Susan
150		 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
AUA000012596 Lee 15 May 1922 Simmons, W.E.
 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
UWAL0016145 Mobile 08 May 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25054		 UWAL
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
UNA00017718 Mobile 10 Apr 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D351		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
UNA00017722 Tuscaloosa 25 May 1955 Chermock, Ottilie D.
s.n.		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
UWAL0043379 Baldwin 05 May 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
703		 UWAL
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
UWAL0006977 Montgomery 27 Apr 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20635		 UWAL
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
AUA000012599 Montgomery 5 Aug 1964 Creel, John
 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
UWAL0018569 Hale 21 May 1993 Kral, Robert
82412		 UWAL
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
TROY000039436 Baldwin 08 May 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25062		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
USAM000006545 Mobile 30 Apr 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4423		 USAM
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
UNA00061114 Greene 11 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11838		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
UNA00017725 Mobile 10 Apr 1876 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
UNA00017720 Mobile 09 May 1964 Deramus, Rebecca
D57		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
AUA000012589 Chambers 24 May 1967 Golden, Michael
192		 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
USAM000006546 Mobile 16 Apr 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9134		 USAM
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
TROY000019452 Baldwin 04 Mar 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3341		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
AUA000012593 Lee 16 May 1950 Duncan, Tom H.
 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
ALNHS00003795 Marengo 19 Apr 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2225		 ALNHS
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
AUA000012601 Montgomery 30 Apr 1970 Moore, Harold D.
003		 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
UWAL0013874 Butler 25 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23955		 UWAL
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
UWAL0016468 Baldwin 08 May 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25062		 UWAL
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
TROY000039112 Mobile 08 May 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25054		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
SAMF0001778 Mobile 18 Apr 1998 Crider, Tim
65		 SAMF
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
UNA00017721 Baldwin 11 Apr 1952 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
UNA00017723 Tuscaloosa 25 May 1955 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
TROY000037630 Butler 25 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23955		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
ALNHS00000735 Mobile 04 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#268		 ALNHS
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
AUA000012590 Dale 4 Apr 1993 Diamond, Alvin R.
8555		 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
UNA00017719 Greene 14 Apr 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
T 961		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
USAM000006544 Mobile 12 May 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7028		 USAM
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
TROY000005437 Lowndes 16 May 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14398		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
AUA000012598 Macon 15 May 1970 Moore, Harold D.
031A		 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
UNA00063094 Lowndes 16 May 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14398		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
UNA00064496 Montgomery 05 May 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15313		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
AUA000012592 Lee 29 May 1950 Porterfield, Clifford D.
 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
USAM000006547 Mobile 19 Mar 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4225		 USAM
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
TROY000019373 Greene 11 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11838		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
UWAL0030861 Sumter 22 Apr 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6394		 UWAL
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
TROY000005435 Montgomery 05 May 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15313		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
AUA000012600 Montgomery 5 May 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15313		 AUA
Melilotus Indicus (L.) All.
AUA000012588 Baldwin 1 May 1965 Wright, Larry
163		 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
UNA00017724 Mobile 14 Apr 1962 Ingram, Dianne
s.n.		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
AUA000012595 Lee 2 May 1949 Cunningham, Hugh B.
 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
UWAL0047571 Mobile 20 Mar 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#730		 UWAL
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
TROY000042271 Houston 23 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26198		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
AUA000012594 Lee 18 Apr 1974 Barrick, J.F.
073		 AUA
Melilotus Indica (L.) All.
UNA00061151 Mobile 25 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11887		 UNA
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
TROY000005438 Crenshaw 30 Apr 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
11671		 TROY
Melilotus indicus (Linnaeus) Allioni
AUA000012597 Lowndes 16 May 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14398		 AUA
Melilotus Indicus (L.) All.
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