Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Medicago hybrida (Pourr.) Trautv. trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8: 271 (1841) |
Native Range | sc. France to e. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Altitude | 1600-1700m |
Description | leaves ternate, leaflets rhombic or orbiculate, serrulate, truncate, abaxially hirsute, adaxially glabrous, flowers 3-7 in raceme, corolla 5-7mm long, pod falcate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | yellow, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Medica pourretii Bubani Medicago pourretii Noulet Melissitus hybridus (Pourr.) Latsch. Trigonella hybrida Pourr. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) |