Kleinblütiger Steinklee vs elegant sweet-clover

Melilotus indicus compared with Melilotus elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleinblütiger Steinklee	elegant sweet-clover
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 elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Kleinblütiger Steinklee and elegant sweet-clover share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melilotus.

Conservation Status

Kleinblütiger Steinklee

NE — Not Evaluated

elegant sweet-clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleinblütiger Steinklee	elegant sweet-clover
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).

elegant sweet-clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, and Portugal.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇵🇹 Portugal