Family: Fabaceae
Mongolian name:
English name: Yellow lucerne, sickle alfalfa, yellow medica
Collection Number: 11
Medicago falcata, like its close relative Medicago sativa (alfalfa), is native to from Europe to Mongolia. It is also widely introduced throughout North America. It commonly hybridizes with M. sativa, and so many of the studied benefits of sativa may also be applicable to most falcata complexes found in the wild. M. sativa can be used to stimulate blood clotting and treat jaundice, as well as a common crop useful for feeding livestock and fixing nitrogen in soil.
Citations
Gazel, Mona, Chamran Hemmati, A. I. Bhat, and Govind Pratap Rao. 2023. Update on Phytoplasma Diseases Associated with Medicinal Plants and Spices in Asian Countries. In Phytoplasma Diseases of Major Crops, Trees, and Weeds, edited by A. K. Tiwari, Kadriye Caglayan, Trinh Xuan Hoat, Ali Al Subhi, Naghmeh Nejat, and Gurivi Reddy, 2:pp. 233–263. Phytoplasma Diseases in Asian Countries. Academic Press.
“File:326 Medicago falcata.jpg.” Wikimedia Commons. Accessed August 1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:326_Medicago_falcata.jpg.
“Medicago falcata – yellow medica.” Full Key. Native Plant Trust Go Botany. Accessed August 1. https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/medicago/falcata/.
“Medicago falcata.” 2024. Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Accessed August 1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506175-1/images.
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