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Medicago falcata subsp. falcata L.

Luzerne en faux (fr), Luzerne sauvage (fr)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Medicago > Medicago falcata

Characteristics

Stems ascending, appressed puberulent. Leaflets obovate to linear-oblanceolate, appressed puberulent abaxially, glabrous adaxially, lateral veins 12-15 pairs, margin serrulate in apical 1/4, apex obtuse, mucronulate. Legume falcate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses bee plant breeding forage green manure
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Cultivation

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Optimum temperature (C°) 15 - 24
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Distribution

Medicago falcata subsp. falcata world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, and Russian Federation

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77190564-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213427
COL ID 3YNNV
BDTFX ID 41233
INPN ID 137604
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Medicago falcata f. prostrata Medicago aurantiaca Medicago difalcata Medicago borealis Medicago subfalcata Medicago kotovii Medicago vardanis Medicago sativa f. gracilis Medicago aurautiaca Medicago quasifalcata Medicago procumbens Medicago laxiflora Medicago erecta Medica sylvestris Medicago tenderiensis Medicago intermedia Medicago macrocarpa Medicago angustifolia Medicago falcata subsp. falcata Medicago sylvestris Medicago falcata subvar. albiflora Medicago falcata var. minor Medicago falcata subsp. adenocarpa Medicago sativa var. gracilis Medicago falcata var. targabataica Medicago falcata var. lignescens Medicago falcata var. adscendens Medicago falcata var. tenella Medicago falcata var. ferruginea Medicago falcata var. sibirica Medicago falcata var. orientalis Medicago falcata var. foliosa Medicago falcata var. pygmaea Medicago falcata var. revoluta Medicago falcata var. altaica Medicago falcata var. mongolica Medicago falcata var. ramosissima Medicago falcata var. amphitricha Medicago borealis var. micrantha Medicago difalcata subsp. kazachstanica Medicago difalcata subsp. orientalcaucasica Medicago falcata subsp. glareosa Medicago falcata subsp. pinetorum Medicago falcata var. alpigena Medicago falcata var. alpignea Medicago falcata var. altissima Medicago falcata var. aurea Medicago falcata var. aureiflora Medicago falcata var. brevipes Medicago falcata var. cretacea Medicago falcata var. diffusa Medicago falcata var. dzumagalensis Medicago falcata var. erecta Medicago falcata var. foliolata Medicago falcata var. gracilis Medicago falcata var. hirsuta Medicago falcata var. irghisica Medicago falcata var. jenisseica Medicago falcata var. kuhartica Medicago falcata var. lasiagrostidetorum Medicago falcata var. latifolia Medicago falcata var. linearifolia Medicago falcata var. macrantha Medicago falcata var. major Medicago falcata var. microphylla Medicago falcata var. montana Medicago falcata var. parviflora Medicago falcata var. pauciflora Medicago falcata var. pratensis Medicago falcata var. procumbens Medicago falcata var. pubescens Medicago falcata var. riparia Medicago falcata var. robusta Medicago falcata var. sophiae Medicago falcata var. stenocarpa Medicago falcata var. suberecta Medicago falcata var. suffruticosa Medicago falcata var. sylvestris Medicago falcata var. tanaitica Medicago falcata var. transbaivalensis Medicago falcata var. vassilczenkoi Medicago falcata var. willdenowii Medicago romanica subsp. cinerea Medicago romanica subsp. revoluta Medicago romanica var. angustifolia Medicago romanica var. australis Medicago romanica var. canescens Medicago romanica var. erecta Medicago romanica var. ergenensis Medicago romanica var. ferruginea Medicago romanica var. lanata Medicago romanica var. linifolia Medicago romanica var. sibirica Medicago sativa var. intermedia
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