Μηδική η λυκόμορφη
Etymology of Medicago lupulina: The term "Medicago" derives from "Μήδια" [Media], a historical geographic area occupied by the Medi that occupied a large part of today’s central and western Iran south of the Caspian Sea, the territory from which the ancient Greeks thought the plant originated; from this derived the Ancient Greek word for plant "μηδική" [medice], meaning "of Media". Latin "lupulina" means ''wolf-like'', and it is a reference to its inflorescence.
There are at least 24 species and one hybrid in the wild Cypriot habitat (plus another domesticated one), of which one species appears exclusively in the occupied north. Another one's existence is questionable.
Medicago lupulina exists only in northwestern, central mountainous, and central-northern Cyprus. It is encountered between an altitude of 300-1575 metres. Its flowering period is between March and September.
