Medicago truncatula Gaertner

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Medicago L.
Tribe: Trifolieae
References: [754][2016][713][454]

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Other names:

• Medicago tentaculata Willd. [Synonym] [454]
  
• Medicago tribuloides Desr. [Synonym] [454][754]
  
• Medicago truncata Gaertner [Orthographic] 
  
• Medicago truncatula Gaertner Subsp. longiaculeata (Urban)Ponert [Synonym] [454]
  
• Medicago truncatula Gaertner Subsp. truncatula [Synonym] 
  
• Medicago truncatula Gaertner Var. truncatula [Synonym] 
  
• Medicago uncinata Willd. [Synonym] [454]
  

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Common Names:

• Barrel Medic [1917]
  
• Barrelclover [1902]
  
• Mediterranean Medick [2443]
  
• Strong-spined Medick [2183]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 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:

• Weed [2015]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [454] [1862]
  • Algeria [454]
  • Canary Is [1862]
  • Egypt [454]
  • Libya [454]
  • Madeira [1862]
  • Morocco [454]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Asia [1862] [2008] [2015]
  • Iran [2008]
  • Iraq [1862]
  • USSR [2015]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • New South Wales
    • Northern Territory
    • Queensland
    • South Australia
    • Victoria
    • Western Australia

• Europe [454] [754] [1869] [1883] [2196] [2306] [2443] [2458] [2935]
  • Balearic Is [454] [754]
  • Corsica [454] [754]
  • France [454] [754]
  • Gibraltar [2458]
  • Greece [454] [754]
  • Italy [454] [754] [1883]
  • Kriti [454] [754] [2306]
  • Malta [454] [2443]
  • Portugal [454] [754]
  • Sardegna [454] [754]
  • Sicilia [454] [2935]
  • Spain [454] [754] [2196]
  • Turkey in Europe [454] [1869]
  • Yugoslavia [454] [754]

• Middle East [454] [1862]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Israel [1862]
  • Jordan [1862]
  • Lebanon [1862]
  • Syria [1862]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]

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Notes:

• Sometimes subdivided into 2 subsp.(or varieties),longiaculeata & truncatula [1869] [2450]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:21:47