Annual yellow sweetclover vs Bokhara Clover

Melilotus indicus compared with Melilotus albus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual yellow sweetclover	Bokhara Clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Melilotus	Melilotus
Species	Melilotus indicus	Melilotus albus

Evolutionary Relationship

Annual yellow sweetclover and Bokhara Clover share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Melilotus.

Conservation Status

Annual yellow sweetclover

NE — Not Evaluated

Bokhara Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual yellow sweetclover	Bokhara Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual yellow sweetclover

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).

Bokhara Clover

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).

Annual yellow sweetclover

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.

Bokhara Clover

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