Medicago littoralis, Water medick, Coastal Medick,
Strand Medick, אספסת החוף
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| | Scientific name: |
| Medicago littoralis Rhode ex Loisel. |
| Scientific name: |
| Medicago litoralis Rhode ex Loisel., Medicago littoralis var. inermis Moris |
| Common name: |
| Water medick, Coastal Medick, Strand Medick |
| Hebrew name: |
| אספסת החוף |
| Family: |
| Fabaceae, Papilionaceae, קטניות, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: January 23, 2010
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, trifoliate, dentate or serrate; stipule |
| Flowers: |
| Hermaphrodite; yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Sand |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: January 23, 2010
Derivation of the botanical name:
Medicago, from Medike, or medick, the Greek name for alfalfa, which came to Greece from Medea.
littoralis, of the sea shore; littoral.
inermis, unarmed; without prickles, not spiny.
- The standard author abbreviation Rhode is used to indicate Johann Gottlieb Rhode (1762 – 1827), German .
- The standard author abbreviation Loisel. is used to indicate Jean Louis August Loiseleur-Deslongchamps (1774 – 1849), a French botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Moris is used to indicate Giuseppe Giacinto Moris (1796 – 1869), an Italian botanist.
Date Picture Taken: January 23, 2010
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