Gozo, Oct 05

Requests about identification of wild plants in Malta and Gozo. (Please include precise details and pictures to help the experts in their ID process)

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Plant lives in a very wet aerea. It is about 40 cm, flowers ca1.5 to 2cm and leaves about 5 cm
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Probably Ononis mitissima
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Edwin- I do not agree (but lacking another idea yet) :(
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Interesting discussion! Unfort, the photo is not very well clear.

Green Horn, kindly, if you have more photos of this plant (leaves, fruit, general plant) please include them in for the experts.

I see that now you can post images. Great!
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Unfortunately only that one, from which I took the enlargement,
but might be, it is helpfull.
By the way, the upload was not working for the Quiz.
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greenhorn & edwin: I am quite sure that this is a member of the agg. Medicago sativa, the Lucerna (Luzerne in german).
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Hi, Jackpot, thanks for Your answer! But I have two doughts [=doubts MWP admin]:
The bible does not know it and the vexillium(? Fahne ) looks
more like Trifolium, but I am the greenhorn and You the expert!!!
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I am not an expert buy an observer and fast learner.

I think we all agree it is Fabaceae. It is difficult to identify the plant from the supplied flower photos because in several cases, the species of some genii of this family are clearly distinguished from each other from their fruit forms.

Could it be Psoralea bituminosa ?
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no, no, no :lol: trust me, it is Medicago sativa!
It is good to have the bible, but sometimes, there are also mistakes or limited knowledge in the bible. And why not...knowledge expands, fortunately... (and the bible is old)! However, it is Medicago sativa :wink:
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We trust you jack. Congratulations for the ID and also well done to green horn to spot this flower - I preassume it is not common.
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Hi, Jackpot and thank You once more! Finally the photo can get the correct place in my collection. greenhorn
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