Kleinblütiger Steinklee vs Gewöhnlicher Steinklee

Melilotus indicus compared with Melilotus officinalis

Key Differences

• Kleinblütiger Steinklee is Not Evaluated while Gewöhnlicher Steinklee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleinblütiger Steinklee	Gewöhnlicher 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 officinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Kleinblütiger Steinklee

NE — Not Evaluated

Gewöhnlicher Steinklee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleinblütiger Steinklee	Gewöhnlicher 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).

Gewöhnlicher Steinklee

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States