Spotted medick

Medicago arabica

The Spotted Medick is a small plant with pretty leaves that have little spots. It grows close to the ground and is often found in fields and gardens, making it a fun plant to discover!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Spotted medick is a low-growing plant with small, bright yellow flowers. Its distinctive feature is the dark reddish-purple spot found in the center of each of its three clover-like leaves, making it easy to identify from other similar plants.

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Spotted medick

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At night, its leaves fold up, as if the plant is going to sleep!

Every leaf has a cool dark spot, like a secret tattoo from nature!

It's a cousin to alfalfa, a super important animal food plant!

Its tiny seeds are housed in pods that twist into amazing spiky spirals!

Habilidades especiales

Spotted medick can capture nitrogen from the air and add it to the soil, helping other plants grow stronger.

Spotted medick has spiral seed pods covered in tiny hooks that stick to animals, helping its seeds travel far.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 10-50 cm
Extensión: 20-60 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.2-0.5 cm
Temporada de floración: Spring to early Summer
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Anual
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

symbiotic with

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Rhizobium leguminosarum

helps fix nitrogen in the soil

eaten by

Domestic sheep

Ovis aries

graze on its leaves in pastures

depends on

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

for pollination to produce seeds

Rasgos

Manchado

Marcado con manchas o parches de un color diferente.

Fijador de nitrógeno

Describe a los organismos capaces de convertir el nitrógeno atmosférico en compuestos utilizables por las plantas.

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.