Medicago suffruticosa subsp. leiocarpa (Benth.) Nyman

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

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.1-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses experimental purposes forage green manure
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506255-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186624
COL ID 5JKGV
BDTFX ID 41502
INPN ID 137677
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Medicago leiocarpa Medicago lenticulata Medicago suffruticosa subsp. leiocarpa Medicago suffruticosa subsp. maroccana Medicago suffruticosa subsp. maroccana Medicago suffruticosa var. glabra Medicago suffruticosa var. glabrescens Medicago suffruticosa var. leiocarpa Medicago suffruticosa var. maroccana