| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A hairy procumbent or ascending legume reaching 15-40 cm in height with small yellow flowers and small glabrous pods usually without 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 Cogwheel medick, Tubercled medick, Snail clover, Luzerne turbinee, Luzerne entoupie. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: M. polymorpha var. turbinata, M. tuberculata. Cogwheel medick occurs in the Mediterranean region and in western Asia. Common in forests and waste places. |