Μηδική η παραθαλάσσια
Etymology of Medicago marina: 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". Latinized "Medicago" became as such from "medica" + the suffix "-ago", as in "Plantago". "Marina" is Latin and means "of the sea", because this species always grows very close to the sea.
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 marina is a plant that grows on the coasts of Cyprus. It is found in all the districts of Cyprus at zero altitudes near the sea (and this is how it helps to distinguish it from the other species in Cyprus) and it blooms from February until April.
