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Melilotus Miller

Mesikät Melilot Sweet Clover
Melilotus, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Melilotus, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Melilotus (Fabaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Bembecia iberica, B. ichneumoniformis?, Celastrina ladon, Chersotis andereggii, Colias erate, Cupido argiades, C. minimus, Leptotes pirithous, Polyommatus coelestina, P. dorylas, P. dorylas, P. semiargus

Melilotus altissimus Thuill.

Isomesikkä Peltomesikkä Tall Melilot Tall Yellow Sweetclover Stor sötväppling
Melilotus macrorrhizus Pers.
Melilotus altissimus ; [RK, 283]; [SK, 367]
Melilotus altissima ; [GMBOT, 510]

1391x1044 (~135Kb) Finland, Tampere, Tampella, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

703x1041 (~90Kb) Finland, Tampere, Tampella, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

1249x973 (~131Kb) Estonia: Hiiumaa, Emmaste, Sõru, 28.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant as Melilotus altissima for Coleophora trifolii

Melilotus albus Medicus

Valkomesikkä White Melilot White Sweetclover Vit sötväppling
Melilotus albus, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Melilotus albus ; [RK, 283]; [SK, 367]
Melilotus alba ; [GMBOT, 510]

600x862 (~78Kb) FINLAND: EH: Forssa 674:31, 4.8.1997, Photo © Hannele Aulin	699x1000 (~41Kb) Finland, Tampere, Epilä, 17.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio	1284x942 (~148Kb) Finland: Tampere, Tarastenjärvi, 3.9.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio
653x898 (~66Kb) Finland: Tampere, Tarastenjärvi, 3.9.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Plebejus idas

Foodplant as Melilotus alba for Colias eurytheme, C. philodice philodice, Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Leptotes pirithous, Syncopacma karvoneni

Melilotus wolgicus Poiret

Volganmesikä Rysk sötväppling
Melilotus wolgica;
Melilotus wolgicus ; [RK, 283]

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Rohtomesikkä Common Melilot Ribbed Melilot Yellow Sweetclover Yellow Melilot Sötväppling
Melilotus arvensis Wallr.
Melilotus officinalis ; [RK, 283]; [SK, 367]; [GMBOT, 510]

656x1017 (~52Kb) Finland, Tampere, Lielahti, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

743x1034 (~101Kb) Finland: Tampere, Tarastenjärvi, 3.9.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

648x840 (~62Kb) Finland: Tampere, Tarastenjärvi, 3.9.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Coleophora trifolii, Colias eurytheme, Cupido comyntas, Euclidia mi, Glaucopsyche alexis melanoposmater, Plebejus argyrognomon, Polyommatus bellis

Melilotus indicus (L.) All.

Intianmesikkä Small-flowered Melilot Small Melilot Dvärgsötväppling
parviflora Desf.
Melilotus indicus ; [RK, 284]; [SK, 367]
Melilotus indica ; [GMBOT, 510]

Foodplant for Cupido comyntas

Foodplant as Melilotus indica for Zizeeria karsandra

Melilotus sulcatus Desf.

Uurremesikkä
Melilotus sulcata;
Melilotus sulcatus ; [RK, 284]

23.10.1998 (7)

References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[GNSP]

Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

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Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.