Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Medicago falcata, 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 sources1 Source not recorded15 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Sp. Pl.: 779 (1753)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1753	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Yellow alfalfa	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Europe to Mongolia and Indian Subcontinent	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	40 cm	40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 116, 164, 178, 203, 818, 898, 918, 926	Sourced
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 178, 203, 264, 500, 918	Sourced
Flower color	yellow	yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Sourced
Flower conspicuous	true	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Foliage texture	fine	medium · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71	Differs from sources
Fruit shape	empty	legume · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Growth form	Single Crown	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Growth habit	Forb/herb	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Growth rate	Rapid	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Maximum height	55 cm	55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 116, 164, 178, 203, 818, 898, 918, 926	Sourced
Sexuality	empty	hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	may, jun	may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 203, 264	Sourced
Duration	annual, perennial	annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 178, 203, 264, 818, 918	Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity	empty	3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Light	empty	8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation	High	High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 444	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 8.5	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Ph minimum	pH 6	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Soil nutriments	empty	3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Soil salinity	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	180 cm	180 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 818	Sourced
Other
Soil ph indicator	—	8 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 489	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 203, 242	Not on the record

Medicago falcata L., 1753 41% complete

Yellow alfalfa

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