Medicago L.
Distribution
Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madeira, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Northwest European R, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, California, Chad, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Ecuador, Florida, Føroyar, Georgia, Guatemala, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Japan, Jawa, Kentucky, Kerguelen, Kermadec Is., Labrador, Leeward Is., Magadan, Marianas, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mozambique, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Niger, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Oregon, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, South Australia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Washington, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Yukon
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cochleata Medik. in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 385 (1787)
- Crimaea Vassilcz. in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 131 (1979)
- Diploprion Viv. in Fl. Libyc. Spec.: 48 (1824)
- Factorovskya Eig in Bull. Inst. Agric. Nat. Hist. Tel-Aviv 6: 11 (1927)
- Kamiella Vassilcz. in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 134 (1979)
- Lupularia (Serg.) Opiz in Seznam: 61 (1852), nom. superfl.
- Lupulina Noulet in Fl. Bass. Sous-Pyrén.: 156 (1837), nom. superfl.
- Medica Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4.: s.p. (1754)
- Medicula Medik. in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 386 (1787)
- Nephromedia Kostel. in Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag.: 92 (1844)
- Rhodusia Vassilcz. in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 9: 204 (1972)
- Spirocarpus Opiz in Seznam: 93 (1852)
- Trifillum Medik. in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 383 (1787)
- Turukhania Vassilcz. in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 132 (1979)
Accepted Species
- Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
- Medicago arborea L.
- Medicago archiducis-nicolai Širj.
- Medicago arenicola (Hub.-Mor.) E.Small
- Medicago astroites (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Trautv.
- Medicago biflora (Griseb.) E.Small
- Medicago × blancheana Boiss.
- Medicago bonarotiana Arcang.
- Medicago brachycarpa Fisch. ex M.Bieb.
- Medicago × canariensis Benth.
- Medicago cancellata M.Bieb.
- Medicago carica (Hub.-Mor.) E.Small
- Medicago carstiensis Wulfen
- Medicago × casellasii P.Monts.
- Medicago ciliaris (L.) All.
- Medicago constricta Durieu
- Medicago coronata (L.) Bartal.
- Medicago crassipes (Boiss.) E.Small
- Medicago cretacea M.Bieb.
- Medicago daghestanica Rupr. ex Boiss.
- Medicago disciformis DC.
- Medicago doliata Carmign.
- Medicago edgeworthii Širj.
- Medicago falcata L.
- Medicago fischeriana (Ser.) Trautv.
- Medicago globosa C.Presl
- Medicago granadensis Willd.
- Medicago halophila (Boiss.) E.Small
- Medicago heldreichii E.Small
- Medicago heyniana Greuter
- Medicago huberi E.Small
- Medicago hybrida (Pourr.) Trautv.
- Medicago hypogaea E.Small
- Medicago intertexta (L.) Mill.
- Medicago isthmocarpa (Boiss. & Balansa) E.Small
- Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.
- Medicago lanigera C.Winkl. & B.Fedtsch.
- Medicago laxispira Heyn
- Medicago lessingii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Kar.
- Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel.
- Medicago lupulina L.
- Medicago makranica Heyn
- Medicago marina L.
- Medicago medicaginoides (Retz.) E.Small
- Medicago minima (L.) Bartal.
- Medicago × mixta Sennholz
- Medicago monantha (C.A.Mey.) Trautv.
- Medicago monspeliaca (L.) Trautv.
- Medicago murex Willd.
- Medicago muricoleptis Tineo
- Medicago noeana Boiss.
- Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal.
- Medicago orthoceras (Kar. & Kir.) Trautv.
- Medicago ovalis (Boiss.) Urb.
- Medicago pamphylica (Hub.-Mor. & Širj.) E.Small
- Medicago papillosa Boiss.
- Medicago persica (Boiss.) E.Small
- Medicago phrygia (Boiss. & Balansa) E.Small
- Medicago pironae Vis.
- Medicago platycarpos (L.) Trautv.
- Medicago plicata (Boiss.) Širj.
- Medicago polyceratia (L.) Sauvages ex Trautv.
- Medicago polymorpha L.
- Medicago popovii (Korovin) Širj.
- Medicago praecox DC.
- Medicago prostrata Jacq.
- Medicago radiata L.
- Medicago retrorsa (Boiss.) E.Small
- Medicago rhodopea Velen.
- Medicago rhytidiocarpa (Boiss. & Balansa) E.Small
- Medicago rigida (Boiss. & Balansa) E.Small
- Medicago rigidula (L.) All.
- Medicago rigiduloides E.Small
- Medicago rostrata (Boiss. & Balansa) E.Small
- Medicago rotata Boiss.
- Medicago rugosa Desr.
- Medicago rupestris M.Bieb.
- Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.
- Medicago × sabulensis H.Lév.
- Medicago sativa L.
- Medicago sauvagei Nègre
- Medicago saxatilis M.Bieb.
- Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.
- Medicago secundiflora Durieu
- Medicago shepardii Post ex Boiss.
- Medicago sinskiae Uljanova
- Medicago soleirolii Duby
- Medicago sphaerocarpos Bertol.
- Medicago suffruticosa Ramond ex DC.
- Medicago syriaca E.Small
- Medicago tenoreana Ser.
- Medicago tetraprostrata J.S.Erikss. & B.E.Pfeil
- Medicago tornata (L.) Mill.
- Medicago truncatula Gaertn.
- Medicago turbinata (L.) All.
- Medicago × varia Martyn
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
Flora Zambesiaca
- E. Small & Jomphe in Canad. J. Bot. 67: 3260–3294 (1989).
- Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 339 (1754).
- Heyn in Scripta Acad. Hierosolymitana, Sci. Rep. 12: 1–154 (1963).
- Sp. Pl.: 778 (1753)
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 339 (1754)
- Sp. PI.: 778 (1753)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Coradin, L. [8183], Brazil | K000931821 | Yes |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Legumes of the World Online
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