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Shiro TSUYUZAKI
Plant community ecology / Environmental conservation

Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

(Update on August 17 2010)

White sweet clover
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pallas
subsp. albus (Medik.) H. Ohashi et Tateishi [Fabaceae]

shirobanashinagawahagi (シロナバシナガワハギ, 白花品川萩)

Lifeform: annual-biennial forb
Distribution: native to central Asia (exotic to Japan)
Habitats: common in urbanized regions

Synonyms

Melilotus albus Medik.


Melilotus officinalis

Melilotus Mill.

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pallas (シナガワハギ)

subsp. albus (Medik.) H. Ohasi et Tateishi


Melilotus officinalis in Hokkaido

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[Left] a bush. [Center] close-up of leaves. [Right] close-up of inflorescences. On July 28 2010 at a paking lot, N11/W4, North Ward, Sapporo.


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