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Medicago scutellata

Authority (L.) Miller Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names luzerna escudelada, snail alfalfa, snail medick Editor Ecocrop code 7660

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A hairy, semi-erect, herbaceous legume up to 15-60 cm tall with yellow-orange flowers. USES Grown for forage. KILLING T Require mild winters. GROWING PERIOD Annual or perennial. Flowers May-June. The plant it self-pollinated and self regenerating, propagating itself by seeds. COMMON NAMES Snail medic, Luzerne a ecussons, Luzerne attrape. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: M. polymorpha var. scutellata, M. inermis. Snail medic is native of the Mediterranean region and it also occur around the Black sea and in western Asia. It can be found in cultivated and fallow fields and maquis forest. Dryland cultivation yields of 6-20 t/ha of green forage or 2-3 t/ha of dry matter have been reported.
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SOURCES (M. scutellata (L.) Mill) Duke J 1981 pp 161-162 [LIG, DRA, TEXT, FER, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Roecklein J 1987 pp 181 [USE, TEXT, TEMP] B-Lennard E 1986 pp 14 [SAL] Kernick M 1978 pp 471-516 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, KTMP, PH, DEP, FER, DRA, USE]