Melilotus altissimus Thuill.
(Tall Melilot)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelilotus altissimus (Tall Melilot)
GenusMelilotus (melilots)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Melilotus altissimus (Tall Melilot) :
1: Melilotus altissimus (Tall Melilot)
3 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Seed podsImage 2: Seed pods (2)Image 3: Seeds
2: Melilotus altissimus (Tall Melilot)
17 Jul 1977 OSGR: SU73 51° 10’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: Inflorescence - close-up (2)
3: Melilotus altissimus (Tall Melilot)
9 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Inflorescence - enlarged

Melilotus altissimus (Tall Melilot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melilotus altissimus (Tall Melilot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melilotus altissimus (Tall Melilot)
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