Kleinblütiger Steinklee vs Weißer Steinklee

Melilotus indicus compared with Melilotus albus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleinblütiger Steinklee	Weißer Steinklee
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Melilotus	Melilotus
Species	Melilotus indicus	Melilotus albus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kleinblütiger Steinklee and Weißer Steinklee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melilotus.

Conservation Status

Kleinblütiger Steinklee

NE — Not Evaluated

Weißer Steinklee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleinblütiger Steinklee	Weißer Steinklee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kleinblütiger Steinklee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Weißer Steinklee

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Kleinblütiger Steinklee

The Annual yellow sweetclover (Melilotus indicus) is a species in the genus Melilotus. Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Weißer Steinklee

The Bokhara Clover (Melilotus albus) is a species in the genus Melilotus. Native to Angola, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 31 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe