Fabaceae

Melilotus neapolitanus Ten. ex Guss.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Melilotus

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Melilotus neapolitanus (Melilotus neapolitanus) — FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Turkish: Avrupa taş yoncası

Synonyms

Medicago gracilis (DC.) E.H.L.Krause
Melilotus besserianus Ser.
Melilotus glaucescens Godr. ex Trautv.
Melilotus globosus Steven
Melilotus globulosus Steven
Melilotus gracilis DC.
Melilotus heterophyllus Scheele
Melilotus imbricatus Besser ex Ser.
Melilotus intricatus Nyman
Melilotus microcarpus C.A.Mey. ex Boiss.
Melilotus neapolitana Ten.
Melilotus neapolitanus var. microcarpus Rouy
Melilotus spicatus (Sm.) Breistr.
Sertula besseriana (Ser.) Kuntze
Sertula neapolitana (Ten.) Kuntze
Trifolium spicatum Sm.
Trigonella wojciechowskii Coulot & Rabaute

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dominique Roizot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dominique Roizot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rodríguez Mariano, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Franck Cabot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nathalie GUILTAT, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.