Fabaceae
Sweetclover
Melilotus wolgicus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Melilotus
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Common names
By language (10)
- Belarusian
- Баркун волжскі
- Chinese
- 沃尔基草木樨
- Czech
- Komonice povolžská
- English
- Sweetclover
- Estonian
- Vene mesikas
- Finnish
- Volganmesikkä
- hsb
- Rutenski komonc
- Polish
- Nostrzyk wołżański
- Russian
- Донник русский
- Swedish
- Rysk sötväppling
Synonyms
- Medicago ruthenica (Ser.) E.H.L.Krause
- Melilotus integerrimus Steven ex Trautv.
- Melilotus laxus Steven ex Trautv.
- Melilotus micranthus Willd. ex Steven
- Melilotus ruthenica (M.Bieb.) Ser.
- Melilotus ruthenicus Ser.
- Melilotus volgicus Poir.
- Melilotus wolgica Poir.
- Sertula ruthenica (Ser.) Kuntze
- Trifolium melilotus-ruthenicum M.Bieb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Italian melilotMelilotus italicusFabaceae
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- Elegant sweetcloverMelilotus elegansFabaceae
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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.