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Medicago orbicularis

Authority (L.) Bartal. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names button clover Editor Ecocrop code 7656

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A herbaceous, usually procumbent legume reaching 25-75 cm in height with yellow flowers and pods without spines and with 3-6 seed in each. USES Used for forage particularly for sheep and it can be used as green manure. KILLING T Intolerant of excessive cold. GROWING PERIOD Annual. In the United States it flowers from April to June. It can be sown in spring, as a summer crop in areas with cold winters, but it is best sown in fall and grown as a winter annual in mild climates. The plant it self-polinated and self regenerating, propagating itself by seeds. COMMON NAMES Button clover, Large disc-medic, Flat-podded medick, Button medick, Luzerne orbiculaire, Luxerne marginee, Luzerne ronde, Herbe au limacon, Limacon, Escargot, Khobz El Ra'i, Hubzu rayi. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: M. polymorpha var. orbicularis, M. applaudata. Buttonclover is native of the Mediterranean region and Central Asia. It also occur in southern Europe and in tropical Africa. It can be found on heavy solis, rocky slopes, cultivated and fallow fields up to 900 m in elevation. Green matter yields between 3.4-4.5 t/ha and dry matter yields from 1.4-1.9 t/ha have been reported. Can become a weed in lawns.
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SOURCES (M. orbicularis (L.) Bartal.) Duke J 1981 pp 153-154 [LIG, LIMIT, TEMP, DRA, TEXT, FER, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Roecklein J 1987 pp 146 [USE] Kernick M 1978 pp 471-516 [TEMP, TEXT, DRA, USE]