Inflorescence; Braga, Portugal; 6/2007 © Jörn Germer
Pods; Braga, Portugal; 6/2007 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Braga, Portugal; 6/2007 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Braga, Portugal; 6/2007 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 805 Date of entry: 09.05.2008 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Rigid Medic
German: Steifer Schneckenklee
Portuguese: Luzerna-peluda
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Medicago (8)
Epithet: rigidula (L.)All. (1)
Synonym: Medicago agrestis Ten.
agrestis => wild on arable land
rigidula => somewhat stiff
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
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