Medicago truncatula Calflora

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Taxon Report

Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

Barrel medick, barrel clover

2018 Dave Beller

2018 James Bailey

2018 Dave Beller

Medicago truncatula is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~36 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. longeaculeata
Genus:	Medicago
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Medicago truncatula from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (METR10) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).