Medicago monspeliaca (L.) Trautv.

Hairy medick (en), Luzerne de Montpellier (fr), Trigonelle de Montpellier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Medicago

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.05-0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.4
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses forage
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Medicago monspeliaca leaf picture by Lars Mannzen (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Medicago monspeliaca world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Moldova (Republic of), Malta, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506295-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186593
COL ID 3YNMH
BDTFX ID 41359
INPN ID 107662
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Trigonella monspeliaca Trigonella divaricata Trigonella parviflora Buceras monspeliaca Trigonella monspeliaca f. eigii Trigonella monspeliaca f. incisa Trigonella monspeliaca f. leiocarpa Trigonella monspeliaca f. macrocarpa Trigonella monspeliaca f. moabitica Trigonella monspeliaca f. naftolskyi Trigonella monspeliaca f. nuda Trigonella monspeliaca f. petiolata Falcatula monspeliaca Telis monspeliaca Buceras elliptica Medicago monspeliaca Trigonella monspeliaca subsp. subacaulis Trigonella monspeliaca subsp. caulescens Trigonella monspeliaca var. macrocarpa Trigonella monspeliaca var. petiolata