. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 10. MEDICAGO [Tourn.] L. Sp. PL 778. 1753- Herbs (a single shrubby species in southern Europe), with small 3-foliolate leaves, and small yellow or violet flowers in axillary heads or racemes. Leaflets commonly dentate, pin- nately veined, the veins terminating in the teeth. Calyx-teeth short, nearly equal; standard obovate or oblong; wings oblong; keel obtuse. Stamens diadel
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 10. MEDICAGO [Tourn.] L. Sp. PL 778. 1753- Herbs (a single shrubby species in southern Europe), with small 3-foliolate leaves, and small yellow or violet flowers in axillary heads or racemes. Leaflets commonly dentate, pin- nately veined, the veins terminating in the teeth. Calyx-teeth short, nearly equal; standard obovate or oblong; wings oblong; keel obtuse. Stamens diadelphous, the I opposite the standard separate from the other 9; anthers all alike. Ovary sessile or nearly so, i-several- ovuled; style subulate. Pod curved or spirally twisted, reticulated or spiny, indehiscent, l-few- seeded. [Greek, Medike, from ;Medea, whence the Medic, or Lucerne, was derived.] About 50 species, natives of Europe, Asia and Africa. Type species: Medicago saliva L. Perennial: flowers violet, conspicuous. i. if. saliva. Annual ; flowers bright yellow, small. Pod i-seeded, curved, not spiny. 2. M. lupulina. Pod seeded, spiny on the edges, spirally twisted. Pod loosely coiled, not furrowed on the edge. Pod densely coiled, its edge furrowed.
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