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Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.;
Glabrous spreading annual; leaves trifoliate on up to 2.5 cm long petiole, leaflets up to 12 mm long, obovate-cuneate, dentate, stipules laciniate; peduncle longer than petiole, 1-2 flowered; corolla yellow, 4-5 mm long; fruit with 5-7 coils, up to 10-seeded, hooked spines in two rows on sutures.
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill., Gard. dict. ed. 8: Medicago no. 5. 1768
syn: Medicago polymorpha var. laciniata Linn.
Common name: Tattered medick
Glabrous spreading annual; leaves trifoliate on up to 2.5 cm long petiole, leaflets up to 12 mm long, obovate-cuneate, dentate, stipules laciniate; peduncle longer than petiole, 1-2 flowered; corolla yellow, 4-5 mm long; fruit with 5-7 coils, up to 10-seeded, hooked spines in two rows on sutures.
Photographed from Avantipore monuments in Kashmir in June
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Medicago laciniata from Kashmir-GSOCT47/52 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill., Gard. dict. ed. 8: Medicago no. 5. 1768
syn: Medicago polymorpha var. laciniata Linn.
Common name: Tattered medick
Glabrous spreading annual; leaves trifoliate on up to 2.5 cm long petiole, leaflets up to 12 mm long, obovate-cuneate, dentate, stipules laciniate; peduncle longer than petiole, 1-2 flowered; corolla yellow, 4-5 mm long; fruit with 5-7 coils, up to 10-seeded, hooked spines in two rows on sutures.
Photographed from Avantipore monuments in Kashmir in June
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