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Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.

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
Q4118429
GBIF Item
Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. (2965397)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
  2. IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
  3. Al-Atawneh, N., Shehadeh, A., Amri, A., & Maxted, N. (2009). Conservation Field Guide to Medics of the Mediterranean Basin. ICARDA: Syria.

Citation

Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/563 accessed via barari.org on 7/11/2025.

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