Barrelclover / فصة برميلية /

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Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

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
Q136894
GBIF Item
Medicago truncatula Gaertn. (2965280)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Medicago truncatula Gaertn. 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 truncatula Gaertn. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/564 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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