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    Melilotus segetalis  (BROT.) SER.    
 

Fam.: Fabaceae / Legumes  

Genus:  Melilotus  MILL.
 

Authors:
   BROT.:  Felix de Silva Avellar Brotero (1744 - 1828), Portuguese botanist
   SER.:  Nicolas Charles Seringe (1776 - 1858), French physician and botanist
   MILL.:  Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener
 

Etymology:
   Melilotus:   Greek plant name, meli = honey, lotus = clover
   segetalis:   growing in seed plots
 

The Corn Melilot Melilotus segetalis is one of few Melilots with a blossom in which the wing is longer than the banner.

 

Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot, Majorca Cala Pi 8.4.2012
Fig. 1:  Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot
Majorca, Cala Pi 8.4.2012
Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot, Majorca Cala Pi 8.4.2012
Fig. 2:  Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot
Majorca, Cala Pi 8.4.2012
Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot, Majorca Cala Pi 8.4.2012
Fig. 3:  Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot
Majorca, Cala Pi 8.4.2012
Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot, Majorca Cala Pi 8.4.2012
Fig. 4:  Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot
Majorca, Cala Pi 8.4.2012
Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot, Majorca Cala Pi 8.4.2012
Fig. 5:  Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot
Majorca, Cala Pi 8.4.2012
Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot, Majorca Port de Andratx 5.4.2012
Fig. 6:  Melilotus segetalis / Corn Melilot
Majorca, Port de Andratx 5.4.2012

 


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