野苜蓿(原亚种) ye mu xu (yuan ya zhong)

Medicago sativa Linnaeus subsp. falcata (Linnaeus) Arcangeli.

Stems ascending, appressed puberulent. Leaflets obovate to linear-oblanceolate, appressed puberulent abaxially, glabrous adaxially, lateral veins 12-15 pairs, margin serrulate in apical 1/4, apex obtuse, mucronulate. Legume falcate.

Grassy places, slopes, ravines, dry sandy fields. Gansu, Hebei, Jilin, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Xinjiang, Xizang [Asia, Europe].