Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Fabaceae / Papilionaceae
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill. var. laciniata Linn.
(Syn: Medicago polymorpha var. laciniata Linn.)
English name: cutleaf medick.
Local name:
Description:
A spreading annual herb with glabrous stem, the plant is much branched from the
base. Leaves small compound tri-foliate with dentate margins. inflorescence a 1-2flowered
peduncle raceme, minute yellow. Fruit coiled covered with stiff spines.
Flowering Period:
February toApril.
Habitat:
Amongst grass land, in desert areas, in sand, loam,
growing in cropland, on wasteland.
Uses:
A precious palatable species.
Distribution:
Pakistan,Morocco,Algeria,Tunisia,Kenya,Somali Republic,
and Southern Europe.