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Melilotus alba
(Fabaceae)

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Species description or overview

Melilotus alba description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Melilotus alba as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Melilotus alba
Nomenclatural information about Melilotus alba is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Melilotus alba information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Melilotus alba--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Melilotus alba information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Melilotus alba, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Melilotus alba
Nomenclatural information about Melilotus alba is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Melilotus alba (Fabaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Melilotus alba as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Melilotus alba impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Melilotus alba as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Melilotus alba management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Melilotus alba as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Distribution

Melilotus alba information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Melilotus alba--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Melilotus alba worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Melilotus alba is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Books

Weeds of the West
Whitson, Tom D., Larry C. Burrill, Steven A. Dewey, David W. Cudney, B.E. Nelson, Richard D. Lee, and Robert Parker. Whitson, Tom D. (ed.) . 2001. Weeds of the West. 9th ed. Laramie: University of Wyoming. ISBN: 0-941570-13-4.

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Experts

Melilotus alba contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Melilotus alba as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Other resources

Melilotus alba references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Melilotus alba as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

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