Medicago platycarpa
(L.) Trautv.
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40-80 cm tall. The stems are erect and 4 sided. The leaves have leaflets. These are broadly oval and 20-30 mm long by 15-25 mm wide. The flowers are in groups of 5-8 and are yellow with purple stripes. The pod is oblong and 12-18 mm long by 5-9 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The plant is eaten.
Distribution
It is a cool temperate plant. It grows in meadows near pine forests between 1,200-2,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Central Asia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia,
Synonyms
Trigonella platycarpos L.and several others
References (3)
- Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg 8:271. 1841 "platycarpa"
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 407
- Urgamal, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Nyambayar, D. & Dulamsuren, Ch. 2014. Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia. (Editors: Sanchir, Ch. & Jamsran, Ts.). Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. “Admon“ Press. 334pp. (p. 121-143).
