Appearance
it is an annual, hairy plant. Its stems mostly branch out close to the base of the plant. Leaves are trifoliate; stipules shaped differently than the leaflets. The flowers are grouped into inflorescences of 8-15 at the tops of the stems. Flowers are pea-like (papilionate), yellow, about 4 mm long. The fruit is a flat and discoid pod, without prickles or occasionally with tiny prickles; it is spiral with 1-2.5 coils.
Naming
Medicago italica (synonym)
Distribution
Coastal areas of the Mediterranean basin
Status
Least ConcernHabitat
Sand and hamra-sand soil and fallow sandy fields on the coastal plain, with a preference for hamra.References:
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https://redlist.parks.org.il/taxa/Medicago%20italica/https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176514/19403703
http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=88673&PTRefFk=8500000
