Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : meuse
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Melilotus sulcata desf. ssp. segetalis (Brot.) P. Fourn. Trifolium segetale Brot.
Classification: Leguminosae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: cornfield melilot
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Saat-Steinklee ; FR : melilot des moissons ; IT : meliloto delle messi ; PT : ; EN : cornfield melilot ;
Biological type: Annual
-Cotyledons elliptical, ovate , rounded tip, more or less petiolate .
-Leaves : first leaf entire , rounded and truncated at base; the rest trifoliate, with leaflets obovate -elliptical or obovate-cuneate and glabrous .
-Height : 40-160 cm. Plant erect.
-Stem branched .
-Leaves lengthy, petiolate; leaflets 30 mm, obovate, cuneate at base, tip rounded, margin with sharp teeth . Inferior stipules entire, superior stipules dentate .
-Flowers yellow, small 4-8 mm, combined in long pedunculate raceme to form spike of 30-50 flowers.
-Fruits : pods with concentric grooves, pedicels oblong , spherical, yellow at maturity.
- Risk of confusion with : species of Genus Melilotus and with certain other species of genus Medicago .
- Biological type : Annual.
Mistake with: Melilotus , Medicago
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Present
