Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

Barrelclover (en), Luzerne tronquée (fr), Luzerne faux tribule (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Medicago

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses animal food breeding environmental use fodder forage gene source pasture poison 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°) 20 - 25
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Medicago truncatula leaf picture by Carmen García Vera (cc-by-sa)
Medicago truncatula leaf picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Medicago truncatula leaf picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Medicago truncatula flower picture by Levante Danielo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Medicago truncatula world distribution map, present in Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Portugal, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Medicago truncatula threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506474-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213477
COL ID 3YNQK
BDTFX ID 41530
INPN ID 107739
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Medicago tentaculata Medicago glabella Medicago tribuloides Medica tribuloides Medicago truncata Medicago truncatula f. laxicycla Medicago truncatula f. dextrorsa Medicago truncatula f. dextrorsa Medicago truncatula f. sinistrorsa Medicago truncatula f. sinistrorsa Medicago truncatula f. tricycla Medicago uncinata Medicago crassispina Medicago truncatula subsp. truncatula Medicago truncatula var. truncatula Medicago truncatula subsp. longiaculeata Medicago truncatula var. longiaculeata Medicago tribuloides var. truncatula Medicago polymorpha var. tribuloides Medicago tribuloides subsp. truncatula Medicago tribuloides var. breviaculeata Medicago tribuloides var. cosyrensis Medicago tribuloides var. loneiaculeata Medicago tribuloides var. muricata Medicago tribuloides var. narbonensis Medicago tribuloides var. rectiuscula Medicago tribuloides var. subinermis Medicago tribuloides var. tentaculata Medicago tribuloides var. uncinata Medicago truncatula var. breviaculeata Medicago truncatula var. cosyrensis Medicago truncatula var. heteracantha Medicago truncatula var. laciniata Medicago truncatula var. laxicycla Medicago truncatula var. narbonensis Medicago truncatula var. rectiuscula Medicago truncatula var. rugosissima Medicago truncatula var. tentaculata Medicago truncatula var. tribuloides Medicago truncatula var. tricycla Medicago truncatula var. uncinata Medicago truncatula