Image to followAI-generated illustrationMedicago falcata
Medicago falcata
FamilyGenus: Medicagonative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Medicago falcata is a broad-leaved herbaceous plant native to Great Britain. It produces flowers from June to September and is typically found in sunny, dry, calcareous locations.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
No specific ecological impacts are documented.
Annual cycle
This herbaceous plant flowers from June to September.
Safety note
No information about toxicity or hazards is available.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.351 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in full sun, in well-drained, dry to moderately fresh soil. Medicago falcata does best on alkaline to calcareous, normal (medium-fertility) ground.
Scientific profile
This herbaceous, non-woody plant bears broad leaves and reaches a height of around 0.35 metres. It flowers from June through to September. Medicago falcata is strongly associated with full sun and dry to moderately fresh, alkaline or calcareous soils. It shows low tolerance of salinity and is recorded in habitats subject to only slight disturbance. Indicator values suggest a preference for basic conditions and high light availability.
Pollinators & visitors
28 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Polyommatus icarusPieris rapaeThymelicus lineolaMelitta leporinaCoenonympha pamphilusSphaerophoria scriptaBombus pascuorumOsmia rufohirtaBombus ruderariusPolistes nimphaZygaena carniolicaEpisyrphus balteatusAnthidiellum strigatumCoelioxys aferRhophitoides canusHalictus simplexPlebejus argusAndrena flavipesMegachile apicalisBombus lapidariusBombus terrestrisChalcosyrphus nemorumEristalis tenaxCoelioxys afraHalictus simplex-compressus-longobardicusHalictus gavarnicusPlebeius argusAnthidium strigatum
Other flower visitors
6 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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