Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Annual or biennial.
Distribution: Native from Europe to China, North Africa to Myanmar, Ethiopia to South Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Melilotus albus – habit in habitat. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melilotus albus – habit. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – stem with inflorescences. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – stem with inflorescences. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – stem with inflorescences. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – stem with inflorescences. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – flowers. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – flowers. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus -inflorescence with pods. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – stem with leaves. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – branch. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – leaf with stipules. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – plant base. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus albus – plant base. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
