Taxonomy
Nomenclature Melissopalynology
Medicago
Classifier
L.
Distribution
Worldwide. In Italy prefers
fallow fields, dry meadows
and pastures (0 - 1200 m).
fallow fields, dry meadows
and pastures (0 - 1200 m).
Utility
Food, cultivated for
forage worldwide.
Nitrogen fixation and
cover crop. Medicinal
uses, honey production
and biodiversity.
forage worldwide.
Nitrogen fixation and
cover crop. Medicinal
uses, honey production
and biodiversity.
Flowering time
IV - VII
Pollen characteristic
- Group: Monad
- Simmetry: Radial
- Polarity: Isopolar
- Exine sculpturing: Reticulate
- Aperture: Tricolporate
- Polar View:Subtriangular, Subcircular
- Equatorial view :Subcircular, Suboblate
Equatorial view
Equatorial view
Equatorial view
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