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Taxon

Melilotus altissimus Thuill.

Protologue Fl. Env. Paris, ed. 2. 378. 1799 [24 Jun 1799]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Melilotus altissima--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 044.jpg

Melilotus altissima--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 044.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melilotus altissima--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 043.jpg

Melilotus altissima--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 043.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melilotus altissima--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 042.jpg

Melilotus altissima--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melilotus altissima--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 041.jpg

Melilotus altissima--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

May 30, 2003

Location

France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)

48.84458, 2.36086

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

May 30, 2003

Location

France, Paris (5th arrondissement. Jardin des Plantes)

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Melilotus

Specific Epithet

altissimus

Authorship

Thuill.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#216,080 of 335,497

Top 65%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →