Native to Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine; introduced into Baltic States, Great Britain, Greenland, Illinois, Ireland, Maine, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Northwest European Russia, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, West Siberia, Wisconsin (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)
48.84458, 2.36086
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
Location
France, Paris (5th arrondissement. Jardin des Plantes)
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Melilotus
Specific Epithet
altissimus
Authorship
Thuill.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#216,080 of 335,497
Top 65%
Extinction probability
10%