Melilotus alba

Flower name
Melilotus alba
Scientific name
Melilotus alba
AliasMelilotus alba, 白花の品川萩, コゴメハギ, スイートクローバー, honey clover
Place of originEurope to Asia
Place of floweringBotanical Gardens
Flowering seasonJune, July, August

What is Melilotus alba

Melilotus alba, Melilotus albus, sweet clover, honey clover, shirobana shinagawahagi (Scientific name: Melilotus alba) is native in Europe to Asia, and is a naturalized plant of annual or biennial plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is a kind of cocoon, and its stem is upright or obliquely branched. A white butterfly-shaped floret densely blooms in the overall inflorescence. It grows large and the seed floats in the water, so it propagates extensively through the river. The leaves consist of three green oval leaflets. The fruit that comes after the flower is the fruit. Similar to “Shinagawahagi” (Shinagawa Moth) which blooms yellow flowers in the same genus, it is cultivated for feed as green manure in the field, and the aromatic substance “coumarin” is contained in the flowers, so it is used for herbal tea and folk medicine.

Common name: Melilotus alba, Scientific name: Melilotus alba, aka: Melilotus albus, sweet clover, honey clover, shirobana shinagawahagi , place of origin: Europe-Asia, lifestyle: annual or biennial herbs, environment: fields, riverbank, plant height: 150-200 cm, leaf color: green, leaf shape: 3 out-combined leaves, Leaflet: folding needle shape, leaflet edge: serrated, leaflet back: hairy, cocoon leaf: linear, inflorescence: alternate, inflorescence shape: inflorescence shape, inflorescence length: 10 cm, small flower shape: butterfly shape, floret length: 0.5 cm, floret color: white, flowering period: June to August, fruit: legumes, fruit shape: wide oval with mesh-like depressions on the surface, Note: Naturalized plants, fragrance to flowers.