Valge mesikas

Melilotus albus

Honey clover, white melilot

Varem kasvatati neid põldudel söödataimena. Praegu leiab neid sageli jäätmaadel. Nagu teisedki liblikõielised on nad kasulikud mee- ja söödataimed ning mullas lämmastiku sidujad. Nende rippuvate õitega õiekobarad on pikad ja taimed ise üsna kõrged.

Melilots were very common field plants, grown for fodder. From there they escaped and can now be found most everywhere. Like other legumes they fix nitrogen, are good fodder plant and loved by pollinators. Unlike many similar legumes their dropping flowers are arranged on long stalks.