Mediterranean Sweet Clover / حندقوق /

حندقوق مخرز /

Melilotus sulcatus Desf.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Flowers
  • Leaves
  • Stems
Blooming period
March to May
Foraging period
April to May
Seed collection period
May to July
Potential medicinal uses
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Anti-spasmodic
  • Carminative
  • Diuretic
  • Emmenagogue
  • Nervine

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Compound
  • Trifoliolate
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Melilotus Mill.
Family
Fabaceae
Wikidata item
Q15477415
GBIF Item
Melilotus sulcatus Desf. (2971112)

References

  1. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)
  2. Melilotus sulcatus Desf. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-11-27.
  3. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  4. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  5. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.

Citation

Melilotus sulcatus Desf. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/875 accessed via barari.org on 12/26/2025.

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