Medicago suffruticosa Ramond ex DC. subsp. leiocarpa (Benth.) Urban

Spice

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Medicago

Catalan common name: Melgó bord.

Spanish common name: Carretón. Mielga.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Quercus coccifera and Rhamnus oleoides continental maquis. Quercus coccifera and Chamaerops humilis litoral maquis. Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Meso-xerophyll mountain fields. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Garriques.