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Melilotus albus Medikus

White Melilot

Description: A tall annual or biennial melilot with small white flowers which is occasionally found as a casual on waste ground in and about Belfast, and more rarely further afield. It is not native. Agriculturists know it as Bokhara clover and Hubam clover.

All names: Melilotus albus Medikus; Melilotus alba Medic.

Distribution Map from NBN: Melilotus albus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Melilotus albus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Melilotus albus. Medikus. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3228. Accessed on 2026-11-02.