Medicago monantha (C.A.Mey.) Trautv.

Medick (en), Luzerne uniflore (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Medicago

Characteristics

Annual herbs, 20-40 cm. Stems prostrate or ascending, branched at base, ridged, pilose. Leaves 3-foliolate; stipules lan­ceolate-hastate, 5-7 mm; petioles 1-2.5 cm; leaflets oblong-obovate to obtriangular, (3-)5-12 × (3-)4-8 mm, pilose at least on midrib abaxially, subglabrous adaxially, lateral veins 5-8 pairs, base cuneate, margin denticulate in apical 2/3, apex trun­cate. Flower axillary, solitary at basal portion of stem, 2(or 3) in apical portion, sessile or peduncles developed, 6-8 mm, with straight dense hairs. Corolla yellow, 6-8 mm; standard evi­dently longer than wings and keel. Ovary linear; ovules 18-24; style short and flat. Legume straight, cylindric, 40-50(-80) × 1-2 mm, appressed pubescent, veins reticulate, forming a pat­tern of squares or pentagons, apex hooked. Seeds numerous, brown, oblong-elliptic, ca. 2 mm. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Jun-Aug.
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An annual herb. It grows 20-40 cm long. The stems lie along the ground. The leaves are compound. They have 3 leaflets. The leaves are alternate. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are yellow. The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe. The fruit are 3-10 cm long. There are many brown seeds. They are 2 mm across.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The leaves are used as a vegetable.
Uses food forage medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (seed)
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Distribution

Medicago monantha world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, China, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60456796-2
WFO ID wfo-0000185444
COL ID 3YNMF
BDTFX ID 41170
INPN ID 107660
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Synonyms

Medicago monantha Trigonella gemmiflora Trigonella macroglochin Medicago dicarpa Trigonella brahuica Trigonella geminiflora Medicago psilocarpa Trigonella dicarpa Trigonella hamaticarpa Telis monantha Telis brahuica Trigonella incisa Trigonella monantha Trigonella noeana Telis noeana Trigonella monantha f. integrata Trigonella monantha f. pinnatifida Trigonella noeana f. brachycarpa Trigonella noeana f. integrata Trigonella noeana f. pedunculata Trigonella noeana f. pinnatifida Trigonella noeana f. reticulata Trigonella noeana f. tricarpa Telis incisa Trigonella monantha subsp. incisa Trigonella monantha subsp. noeana Trigonella incisa var. geminiflora Trigonella incisa f. multiflora Trigonella noeana var. aleppica Trigonella monantha subsp. geminiflora Medicago monantha subsp. incisa Medicago monantha subsp. noeana Trigonella geminiflora var. curvata Trigonella monantha var. brachycarpa Trigonella monantha var. macroglochin Trigonella noeana var. minor Trigonella noeana var. tricarpa