Medicago intertexta (L.) Mill.

Spice In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Medicago

Sinònims: Medicago ciliaris (L.) Krock.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Girona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: DDData deficient

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: This Medicago species is easy to recognize by it spherical fruits, with compact turns and covered with hairs. In addition the leaf stipules are very wide and dentate. Lives in slightly wet herblands, flowers at the end of spring, from April to May.