Medicago platycarpa (L.) Trautv.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Medicago

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40-80 cm tall. The stems are erect and 4 sided. The leaves have leaflets. These are broadly oval and 20-30 mm long by 15-25 mm wide. The flowers are in groups of 5-8 and are yellow with purple stripes. The pod is oblong and 12-18 mm long by 5-9 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.8
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a cool temperate plant. It grows in meadows near pine forests between 1,200-2,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses forage
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Medicago platycarpa world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russian Federation

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:507098-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186245
COL ID 3YNNB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Melissitus platycarpus Melissitus platycarpos Medicago platycarpa Turukhania karkarensis