Scientific Name
Melilotus officinalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Rosanae |
| Order | Fabales |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Melilotus |
| Species | Melilotus officinalis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Unknown with comment: May have been seeded in highway right-of-ways; persistent in such areas and along Snake River, where occuring as volunteers.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Weedy, but apparently stabilized in this Park Unit; of little or no management concern.
Abundance
Uncommon
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
4
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Steve J. Popovich, U of I contract PO no.P0011391.
Created Date
9/5/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Steve J. Popovich, University of Idaho Contract P.O. No. P0011391.
Last Modified Date
9/5/2003 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Habitat in this Park Unit = Most common in generic uplands; often in disturbed areas or weedy sites. Data derivation and tracking accountability (do not delete): Original data for this Park-Name Profile record were derived and entered by Steve J. Popovich, 1999-2005, team leader under University of Idaho Contract P.O. No. P0011391, based upon a preponderance of evidence and the best scientific and commercial data available, including personal knowledge of one or more of the following individuals: Steve J. Popovich (formerly Botanist, USDI BLM Idaho Shoshone Field Office, 1991-1997, Shoshone, ID, USA; Research Plant Ecologist, 1997-1999, USDI USGS, FRESC, Corvallis, OR, USA; intermittent private contractor 1999-2005; currently Botanist, USDA USFS, Fort Collins, CO, USA); Patricia L. Packard, Carol A. M. Prentice, and Linda C. Smithman (Herbarium CIC, Caldwell, ID, USA); Michael Curto (Herbaria OBI, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, and UTC, Logan, UT, USA); Emerenciana 'Mering' G. Hurd (USDA USFS Intermountain Research Station, Boise, ID, USA); Nancy K. Cole (former Plant Ecologist, Idaho Power, Boise, ID, USA); Roger Rosentreter (USDI BLM Idaho State Office Botanist, Boise, ID, USA); N. Duane Atwood and James L. Reveal (Herbarium BRY, Provo, UT, USA); Robert K. Moseley (former Botanist, Idaho Conservation Data Center, Boise, ID, USA); Sandra Robins and Curtis Bjork (Lambert Erickson Weed Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA); the regional floral manuals Intermountain Flora - Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, USA; A Utah Flora, and Flora of the Pacific Northwest; various appropriate botanical monographs; USDA NRCS PLANTS database as of 4/2005; Natural Heritage Program, Idaho Conservation Data Center database as of 4/2005; and local Unit National Park Service staff., Park Species Data Source: Original data derived by Steve J. Popovich 1992-2005 based upon a preponderance of evidence and the best scientific and commercial data available, University of Idaho Contract P.O. No. P0011391.
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