| Melilotus officinalis | 
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| Scientific classification | 
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
 
| Order: | Fabales | 
 
| Family: | Fabaceae | 
 
| Subfamily: | Faboideae | 
 
| Genus: | Melilotus | 
| Species: | M. officinalis | 
| Binomial name | 
| Melilotus officinalis 
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| Synonyms | 
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 Brachylobus officinalis  (L.) Dulac (1867)
 Medicago officinalis  (L.) E.H.L.Krause (1901)
 Melilotus armenus  Boiss. (1849)
 Melilotus arvensis  Wallr. (1822)
 Melilotus arvensis var. albus  St.-Lag. (1889)
 Melilotus arvensis var. grandiflorus  Lamotte (1876)
 Melilotus arvensis  proles luxurians Rouy (1899)
 Melilotus arvensis  proles maximus (Legrand) Rouy (1899)
 Melilotus arvensis var. maximus  (Legrand) St.-Lag. (1889)
 Melilotus bungeanus  Boiss. (1872)
 Melilotus citrinus  Duval ex Steud.  publ.
 Melilotus diffusus  W.D.J.Koch ex DC. (1815)
 Melilotus expansus  Rchb. (1832)
 Melilotus flavus  Pall. (1776)
 Melilotus kochianus  DC. illeg.
 Melilotus longipedicellatus  Rosbach (1875)
 Melilotus lutescens  Gilib.  oppr.
 Melilotus luteus  Gueldenst. (1791)
 Melilotus luxurians  Shuttlew. ex Rouy & Foucaud (1899)
 Melilotus macrorhizus  Besser illeg.
 Melilotus macrorrhizus var. palustris  (Waldst. & Kit.) W.D.J.Koch (1839)
 Melilotus macrospermus  K.Koch ex Boiss. (1872)
 Melilotus mauritanicus  Willd. (1809)
 Melilotus maximus  Legrand (1873)
 Melilotus melilotus-officinalis  (Crantz) Asch. & Graebn. . var.
 Melilotus montanus  Gaudin (1829)
 Melilotus nebrodensis  Jord. ex Nyman  publ.
 Melilotus neglectus  Ten. (1836)
 Melilotus officinalis var. expansa  Mutel (1834)
 Melilotus officinalis var. maximus  (Legrand) Kojić (1972)
 Melilotus officinalis f. maximus  Legrand (1899)
 Melilotus pallidus  Besser (1823)
 Melilotus paluster  Menyh. . var.
 Melilotus palustris  (Waldst. & Kit.) Schult. (1814)
 Melilotus petitpierreanus  Willd. (1809)
 Melilotus petitpierrianus  Willd. ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli . var.
 Melilotus rugosus  Gilib.  oppr.
 Melilotus virescens  Jord. (1853)
 Sertula arvensis  (Wallr.) Kuntze (1891)
 Sertula bungeana  (Boiss.) Kuntze (1891)
 Sertula maior  Lunell perfl.
 Sertula pallida  (Besser) Kuntze (1891)
 Sertula officinalis  (L.) Kuntze (1891)
 Trifolium mauritianum  Steud.  publ.
 Trifolium melilotus-mauritanicum  Schousb. (1800)
 Trifolium melilotus-officinarum  Crantz . var.
 Trifolium officinale  L. (1753)
 Trifolium palustre  Waldst. & Kit. (1812)
 Trifolium petitpierreanum  Hayne (1807)
 Trifolium vulgare  Hayne (1807)
 Trigonella officinalis  (L.) Coulot & Rabaute (2013)
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Melilotus officinalis, known as sweet yellow clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot and common melilot, is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa, and Australia.