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Medicago tornata (L.) Mill.

Luzerne d'Italie (fr), Luzerne ronde (fr), Luzerne sombre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Medicago

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.3m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses animal food breeding environmental use fodder pasture vertebrate poison
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°) 15 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Medicago tornata world distribution map, present in Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Portugal, and Tunisia

Conservation status

Medicago tornata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506461-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213446
COL ID 3YNQD
BDTFX ID 41518
INPN ID 107735
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Medicago obscura f. sinistrorsa Medicago helix Medicago tricycla Medicago tornata Medicago corrugata Medicago lenticularis Medicago laevis Medicago plumbea Medicago italica Medicago striata Medica tornata Medicago obscura f. aculeata Medicago obscura f. dextrosa Medicago obscura f. dextrosa Medicago obscura f. dextrosa Medicago obscura f. dextrosa Medica muricata Medica incana Medica italica Medicago obscura Medicago tornata subsp. tornata Medicago obscura subsp. tornata Medicago polymorpha var. tornata Medicago tornata subsp. striata Medicago italica subsp. striata Medicago italica subsp. tornata Medicago obscura f. dextrosa Medicago obscura f. inermis Medicago obscura f. inermis Medicago obscura f. muricata Medicago obscura f. sinistrorsa Medicago obscura f. sinistrorsa Medicago obscura f. sinistrorsa Medicago obscura f. sinistrorsa Medicago helix var. inermis Medicago helix var. laevis Medicago helix var. spinosa Medicago lappacea var. tricycla Medicago hispida var. tricycla Medicago italica subsp. belasicae Medicago italica subsp. lenticularis Medicago italica subsp. obscura Medicago italica var. aculeata Medicago italica var. inermis Medicago italica var. laevis Medicago italica var. lenticularis Medicago italica var. muricata Medicago italica var. obscura Medicago italica var. spinosa Medicago italica var. tornata Medicago laevis var. dicycla Medicago littoralis subsp. striata Medicago littoralis var. tricycla Medicago obscura var. aculeata Medicago obscura var. helix Medicago obscura var. inermis Medicago obscura var. inermis Medicago obscura var. inermis Medicago obscura var. lenticularis Medicago obscura var. muricata Medicago obscura var. rugulosa Medicago obscura var. spinosa Medicago obscura var. tornata Medicago polymorpha var. tricycla Medicago tornata subsp. obscura Medicago tornata var. aculeata Medicago tornata var. striata Medicago obscura var. triflora

Lower taxons

Medicago tornata subsp. helix
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