| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A glabrous legume with yellow flowers, angular stems, irregular leaf margins and pods covered with long spines. USES Utilized for pasture and hay. GROWING PERIOD Annual. The plant it self-pollinated and self regenerating, propagating itself by seeds. (GMIN & GMAX estimated by the compiler). COMMON NAMES Cut leaf medic, Luzerne laciniee, N'fel, Aouinet el hanech, Hasak. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: M. polymorpha var. laciniata. Cut leaf medic occur in sandy and stony desserts and dry steppe areas in North Africa and western Asia at elevations up to about 400 m. |