EPPO Global Database

Melilotus officinalis(MEUOF)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-08-22

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: MEUOF
  • Preferred name: Melilotus officinalis
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Pallas

Notes

Europe (except north), Caucasus, Central Asia, Western Asia, Siberia. Cultivated as a forage crop. Introduced in northern Europe, southern Mediterranean, Russian Far East, China, Japan, eastern and southern Africa, North America, Caribbean, South America, Australia, New Zealand

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Melilotus arenarius Grecescu
Melilotus arvensis Wallroth
Melilotus petitpierreanus Willdenow

Common names
Name Language
common melilot English
field melilot English (GB)
ribbed melilot English (GB)
yellow sweet clover English
yellow sweetclover English (US)
Ackerhonigklee German
echter Honigklee German
echter Steinklee German
gebräuchlicher Honigklee German
gelber Steinklee German
couronne royale French
mélilot French
mélilot des champs French
mélilot jaune French
mélilot officinal French
trèfle des mouches French
corona de rey Spanish
corona real Spanish
coronilla real Spanish
hierba de los caminos Spanish
meliloto Spanish
meliloto amarillo Spanish
meliloto de los campos Spanish
mielga Spanish
trébol de olor amarillo Spanish
trébol de San Juan Spanish
trébol real Spanish
meliloto comune Italian
meliloto giallo Italian
trifoglio delle mosche Italian
akkerhoningklaver Dutch
citroengele honingklaver Dutch
meliloto Portuguese
meliloto-amarelo Portuguese
trevo-de-cheiro Portuguese
gulmelot Swedish
gul sötväppling Swedish
shinagawahagi Japanese
シナガワハギ Japanese
донник лекарственный Russian
mark-stenkløver Danish
lækjesteinkløver Norwegian
rohtomesikkä Finnish
kokulu yonca Turkish
nostrzyk żółty Polish
orvosi somkóró Hungarian
makth Albanian
makthi mjekësor Albanian
mielga Aragonese
yerba de los caminos Aragonese
iechbalkia Basque
itsabalki arrunta Basque
жълта комунига Bulgarian
лечебна комунига Bulgarian
melilot oficinal Catalan
cǎo mù xi Chinese
草木犀 Chinese
ljekoviti kokotac Croatian
komonice lékařská Czech
kollane mesikas Estonian
흰전동싸리 Korean
huin jeon dong ssa ri Korean
ārstniecības amoliņš Latvian
geltonžiedis barkūnas Lithuanian
herba de la nina Occitan
sulfină galbenă Romanian
жути кокотац Serbian
komonica lekárska Slovak
navadna medena detelja Slovene
буркун лікарський Ukrainian
буркун піщаний Ukrainian