Medicago scutellata (L.)Miller

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Medicago L.
Tribe: Trifolieae
References: [2016][828][754][454]

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Other names:

• Medicago polymorpha L. Var. scutellata L. [Synonym] [454]
  

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Common Names:

• Shield Medick [2443]
  
• Snail Medic [1902] [1921]
  
• Snail Medick [2080]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1995(Europe)Adams BR
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Forage [1919]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Algeria [454]
  • Morocco [454]
  • South Africa [580]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • New South Wales
    • South Australia
    • Victoria
    • Western Australia
  • Tasmania [1880]

• Europe [454] [754] [1869] [1883] [2196] [2306] [2443] [2935]
  • Austria [754]
  • Balearic Is [454] [754]
  • Corsica [454] [754]
  • France [454] [754]
  • Greece [454] [754]
  • Italy [454] [754] [1883]
  • Kriti [454] [754] [2306]
  • Malta [454] [2443]
  • Portugal [454]
  • Sardegna [454] [754]
  • Sicilia [454] [2935]
  • Spain [454] [754] [2196]
  • Turkey in Europe [454] [1869]
  • USSR:K-F.E. [754]
  • USSR:W-F.E. [754]
  • Yugoslavia [454] [754]

• Middle East [454]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Israel-Jordan [454]
  • Lebanon-Syria [454]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]

• Pacific Ocean [2080]
  • New Zealand(South) [2080]

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Notes:

• doubtfully native to Portugal. [2016]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:21:46