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الفصة الزرية / فِصَّة دولابِيَّة /

Medicago rotata Boiss.

Edibility and usage

Edibility

Unknown

Blooming period

February to April

Seed collection period

May to July

Description

Perenniality

Annual

Petal colour

Yellow

Leaf type

Compound
Trifoliolate

Life form

Annual

Scientifc data

Genus

Medicago

Family

Fabaceae

Wikidata item

Q4117814

GBIF Item

Medicago rotata Boiss. (2965314)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

Medicago rotata Boiss. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
Nehmé, M.(2008). Etymological dictionary of Syrian flora. Beirut: Librairie du liban publishers.(English, French, and Arabic)
Al-Atawneh, N., Shehadeh, A., Amri, A., & Maxted, N. (2009). Conservation Field Guide to Medics of the Mediterranean Basin. ICARDA: Syria.

Citation

Medicago rotata Boiss. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/560 accessed via barari.org on 6/6/2026.