Medicago coronata, (L.) Bartal.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 157

34. M. coronata (L.) Bartal. , Cat. Piante Siena 61 (1776)

Pubescent annual 10-30 cm. Leaflets obovate, cuneate, dentate near the apex. Racemes 3- to 8-flowered. Corolla 2- 5-3 mm. Legume 2-4 mm in diameter, in a lax spiral of 2 turns, shortly cylindrical, usually pubescent, spiny; transverse veins strongly curved, scarcely anastomosing; submarginal vein separated from the marginal by a wide groove; marginal vein expanded into a flat border from which arise 2 rows of spines, one upward- and one downward-pointing, parallel to the legume; spines short, straight, deeply sulcate. 2«= 16. Mediterranean region extending to Bulgaria. Al Bu Co Cr Ga G r Hs It Ju [Lu].