Medicago falcata (Medicago sativa subsp. falcata)

Taxonomy

Family

Leguminosae

Genus

Medicago

Species

falcata

Nomenclature Melissopalynology

Medicago

Classifier

Distribution

Worldwide. In Italy prefers fallow fields, dry meadows and pastures (0 - 1200 m).

Utility

Food, cultivated for forage worldwide. Nitrogen fixation and cover crop. Medicinal uses. It provides a fairly good contribution in honey production. Biodiversity.

Flowering time

IV - VII

Pollen colour

Pollen

Nectar

Pollen characteristic

Group: Monad
Simmetry: Radial
Polarity: Isopolar
Exine sculpturing: Reticulate

Aperture: Tricolporate
Polar View:Subtriangular, Subcircular
Equatorial view :Subcircular

Polar view: Subtriangular , Polar view: Subcircular

Equatorial view: Subcircular