Medicago suffruticosa Ramond ex Dc.

Luzerne sous-ligneuse (fr), Luzerne ligneuse (fr), Luzerne arbustive (fr), Luzerne soufrée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Medicago

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses animal food gene source
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Medicago suffruticosa leaf picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Medicago suffruticosa leaf picture by Bernard Sudan (cc-by-sa)
Medicago suffruticosa leaf picture by Olivier Le Gall (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Medicago suffruticosa flower picture by margarida vila (cc-by-sa)
Medicago suffruticosa flower picture by Rémi Hamel (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Medicago suffruticosa fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Medicago suffruticosa fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Medicago suffruticosa world distribution map, present in Spain, France, and Morocco

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506442-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213476
COL ID 3YNQ2
BDTFX ID 41500
INPN ID 107725
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Medicago suffruticosa Medica suffruticosa

Lower taxons

Medicago suffruticosa subsp. leiocarpa Medicago suffruticosa subsp. suffruticosa