Medicago polymorpha L.

Spice Flower Fruit In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Medicago

Catalan common name: Trèvol de llapassa. Trèvol de llapassó.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields, path and road sides.

Characteristics: A very frequent herb in grasslands, along roadsides, flowerbeds, and dry meadows. Like all the Medicago, it has trifoliate leaves with stipules (very divided), and the leaflets have a dentate margin (without a black mark). It forms the typical fruit of this genus, a spiral pod, in this case with spines and very lax sides; they are easily separated with your fingers. Flowers during all the spring.