Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal.

Spice Fruit Fruit 2

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Medicago

Catalan common name: Arcodions. Trèvol d'estormia. Trèvol de llapassa.

Spanish common name: Mielga de caracolillo.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: The legume of Medicago orbicularis forms a smooth, flattened, spineless coiled seedpod that allows it to be distinguished from other species of the genus. It is an herbaceous annual that lies in fields and leeways.