Medicago Collection

Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, black medic Medicago lupulina, and corn spurry Spergula arvensis
5856580 Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, black medic Medicago lupulina, and corn spurry Spergula arvensis; (add.info.: Alfalfa Medicago sativa, black medic Medicago lupulina)

Blue alfalfa, Medicago falcata
5856080 Blue alfalfa, Medicago falcata; (add.info.: Blue alfalfa, Medicago falcata. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, and rose of Jericho, Anastatica hierochuntica. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Alfalfa, Medicago ruthenica (Trigonella ruthenica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828

Moon trefoil or shrub medick, Medicago arborea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828

Curtis British Entomology Plate 695
Lepidoptera: Alucita hexadactyla (Twenty-four Plume Moth) [Plant: Medicago arabica (Spotted Medick)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 687
Lepidoptera: Porrectaria albicosta = Coleophora albicosta (Testaceous White-back) [Plant: Medicago sativa (Lucerne)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 6
Coleoptera: Nebria livida (Yellow-margined Nebria Beetle) [Plant: Medicago lupulina (Nonesuch)] Date: 1824-39

Common species of clover (litho)
6013490 Common species of clover (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Common species of clover)

Picture No. 10899510
Lucerne / alfalfa / alphalpha (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) Date:

Medicago sativa, alfalfa
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Picture No. 10755104
Sickle medick (Medicago sativa ssp. falcata) Date:

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Discover the diverse world of Medicago, a genus of leguminous plants commonly known as clover. Medicago sativa, or Alfalfa, is a valuable forage crop and a key component of many pastures. Its deep roots help improve soil structure and fertility. Medicago ruthenica, also known as Rose of Jericho or Moon trefoil, is a desert-dwelling shrub with unique resilience. Medicago arborea, or Shrub Medick, is a woody clover native to Europe and Asia. Delve into the rich history of these plants, as depicted in early entomological illustrations such as Curtis British Entomology Plates 687, 695, and 6. Appreciate the beauty of common clover species, as seen in Picture No. 10899510, and the lush green fields of Alfalfa in Picture No. 10755104.