Melilotus elegans, Salzm. ex Ser.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 150

11. M. elegans Salzm. ex Ser. in DC., Prodr. 2: 188 (1825).

Erect annual 20-150 cm; stem pubescent above. Lower leaflets obovate-orbicular, the upper oblong, all obtuse or truncate, serrate. Lower stipules triangular-lanceolate, the upper linearsetaceous, entire. Racemes 1-5-2 cm, lax, 15- to 30-flowered. Corolla 4-5 mm, yellow; standard and wings equal, shorter than keel; ovary glabrous. Legume 3-5-4 mm, obovoid, compressed, with transverse or sigmoid veins, brownish-yellow when ripe. Grassland, usually near the sea. W. & C. Mediterranean region, Portugal. Al BI Co Ga?Gr Hs It Ju Lu Sa Si.