Medicago lupulina Linnaeus 1753 (Family Fabaceae)


Plant

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Height: 5-50cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Annual, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering April - October (Earliest: 2.5)

Protective Chemicals
Saponins Hederagenin, Medicagenin, Soyasaponin
Flavonoids Larycitrin

Biotopes:
Meadows
Parasites:
Erysiphe pisi

Pseudopeziza medicaginis

Agromyza nana

Aproaerema anthyllidella Larva (Leaf Miner)
Possible Parasites:
Liriomyza strigata

Scaptomyza graminum Larva (Leaf Miner)

Ischnopterapion virens Larva (Stem Borer)
Herbivores:
Polyommatus icarus Larva

Leptidea sinapis Larva

Several Tortricidae

Euclidia glyphica Larva

Euclidia mi Larva

Sitona humeralis

Sitona waterhousei

Holotrichapion pisi
Possible Herbivores:
Celypha rivulana Larva

Philopedon plagiatus

Sitona suturalis
Sapivores:
Aphis craccivora
Possible Sapivores:
Megoura viciae
Possible Florivores:
Fabogethes nigrescens Larva

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora: Black Medick


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