Medicago marina L., 1753 31% complete

Sea medick

Sp. Pl.: 779 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Medicago marina, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced9 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded9 Not on the record2 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 779 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Sea medick No source recorded
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Observations Canary Is., Medit to Caucasus No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 13 cm
  • 13.3 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 30 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 251, 349, 429, 581, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type chamaephyte Sourced
Flower color yellow
  • yellow · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun
  • apr|may|jun · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Differs from sources
Duration empty Not on the record
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity
  • 5 / 9 · medium air humidity · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Light 9 / 9 · full sun
  • 9 / 9 · full sun · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation High Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 7
  • pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil salinity 3 / 9 · slightly saline (oligohaline)
  • 3 / 9 · slightly saline (oligohaline) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced