Blanche's Medick / فِصَّة بْلانْش

قرطة

Medicago blancheana Boiss.

Seed Pods & Leaves, April. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0.

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
Q12230831
GBIF Item
Medicago ×blancheana Boiss. (2965473)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

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

Citation

Medicago blancheana Boiss. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/556 accessed via barari.org on 2/18/2026.

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