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Medicago intertexta

hedgehog medick

Other common names
hedgehog medick
sea-egg clover
see morecrown of thorns
Synonyms
Medicago echinus
Botanical details
Family
Fabaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Medicago

Genus description

Medicago are annuals, perennials or small shrubs. Leaves have three leaflets and may be light, yellow-, mid- or blue-green. Their short sprays of pea-like flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies

Name status

Unresolved

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