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Medicago truncatula
Synonyms: M. tribuloides

Common Name(s): Barrel clover
Family: Fabaceae
Growth Habit: Winter Annual
Invasiveness: Weed
Growing Days: 90 to 300 (days)
Temperature:
Abs.Max=95° (F)    Opt.Max=77° (F)
Opt.Min=68° (F)    Abs.Min=46° (F)
Precipitation: 16 to 31 (in.)
Winter Minimum:
Soil pH: 6.5 to 7.5
Soil Texture/Type: Clay and clay loam soils
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Long day, short day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright to clear
Comments:
Slightly salt tolerant. Grown as winter annual in many areas of US.
Diseases:
Crop not found in disease search.
Uses:
Environ. - soil improver, Weed - possible seed contam., Animal Food - forage, Poison - mammals
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Steppe and semi-arid, subtropical-dry summer
Geographical Origin:
Macaronesia, Northern Africa, Soviet Middle Asia, Southern Europe, Western Asia
 
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