- Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. - Ribbed Melilot - Leguminosae / Fabaceae
© Roy Anderson
(Map updated: March 2008)
An introduction from the European continent, recorded as a casual of waste ground in the Larne and Belfast areas since the 1890s. It is similar in appearance and habit to M. altissimus but has a hairless brown pod.
All names: Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.; Melilotus petitpierreana Willd.; Melilotus arvensis Wallr.
NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database