Medicago citrina (Font Quer) Greuter

Spice Flower Fruit In the field 1 In the field 2

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Medicago

Sinònims: Medicago arborea L. subsp. citrina (Font Quer) O. Bolòs et Vigo

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Ibiza. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearico - tirrenic)

Plants protected by law: National Catalogue.

IUCN Category: VUVulnerable

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Rocky coastlines. Rock outcrops and slopes in the islets.

Characteristics: A very well branched bush with trifoliate leaves that is surprisingly large for a plant that inhabits that littoral zone (islets of the Archipelago of Cabrera and the Pitiusae). Can be told apart from Medicago arborea, as its flowers are citron or lemon yellow instead of golden yellow. The area that it inhabits is also completely distinct.