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Medicago rugosa Desr.

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
Q15434695
GBIF Item
Medicago rugosa Desr. (2965584)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

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

Citation

Medicago rugosa Desr. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/561 accessed via barari.org on 2/18/2026.

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