Flores de los Caminos a Santiago

Stimulate the interest in the flora of Spain and Portugal

Medicago suffruticosa

Medicago suffruticosa

Popular names

Spanish: Mielgón

English: Suffruticose bur-clover

Dutch: Hopklaver

Portuguese: —

French: Luzerne sous-ligneuse

German: Gattung: Schneckenklee

Identification: Rather sure
Camino: Ruta de la Lana
Found between: Monteagudo de las Salinas - Fuentes
Province: Cuenca
Plant size: 10-30 cm
Flower size: 7-11 mm
Flowering months: 3-7
Ecology: Rocky and eroded areas, grasslands, wetlands, generally on limestone

Distribution map