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Medicago littoralis Loisel.

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HIGHER TAXON: Trifolieae

GENUS: Medicago L.

Medicago littoralis Loisel. [Preferred name]
    Medicago arenaria Ten. {Synonym}
    Medicago cylindracea DC. {Synonym}
    Medicago litoralis Loisel. {Orthographic variant}
    Medicago littoralis ssp. cylindracea (DC.)Nyman {Synonym}
    Medicago littoralis ssp. tricycla (DC.)Lainz {Synonym}
    Medicago striata sensu auct.Ital. {Misapplied}
    Medicago subinermis Bertol. {Synonym}
    Medicago tricycla DC. {Synonym}
    Medicago truncatula ssp. littoralis (Loisel.)Ponert {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Coastal Medick [2443]; Lyutzerna Pribrezhnaya [3552]; Strand Medic [1921]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Algeria (N) [454]; Egypt (N) [454]; Libya (N) [454]; Morocco (N) [454]; Tunisia (N) [454]
  Asia
Azerbaijan (N) [2985]; Azerbaijan* [2185]; Gruzia (N) [2985]; Gruzia* [2185]; Iran (U) [2008]; Russia in Asia (N) [2985]; Krasnodar [2185, 2985]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880];
  Europe
Albania (N) [454, 754]; Balearic Is (N) [454, 754]; Bulgaria (N) [454, 754, 2309]; Corsica (N) [754, 2309]; France (N) [454]; Gibraltar (N) [2458]; Greece (N) [454, 754]; Italy (N) [454, 754, 1883]; Kriti (N) [454, 754, 2306]; Malta (N) [454, 2443]; Portugal (N) [454, 754]; Sardegna (N) [454, 754]; Sicilia (N) [454]; Spain (N) [454, 754, 2196]; Turkey in Europe (N) [454, 1869]; Yugoslavia (N) [454, 754]
  Middle East
Cyprus (N) [454]; East Aegean Is(Greek) (N) [454]; Israel (N) [1995]; Lebanon (N) [1995]; Sinai (N) [454]; Syria (N) [1995]; Turkey in Asia (N) [454]
  North America
United States (U)

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean grasslands. [360];
    Mediterranean littoral and maritime vegetation. [360];
    Mediterranean/Sahara regional transition zone; grassland. [368];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [360, 368, 754, 1921, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2196, 2309, 3552] ; Distribution Map [2185, 2363, 3559] ; Illustration [368, 1921, 2008, 2016, 2309]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [3552] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Herb [3552] ; Lifespan: Annual [3552] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D, 2005-06 Roskov YR ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1988 (Europe) ESFEDS, 1991 (W Asia) Lock JM & Simpson K, 1993 Adams BR, 1993-1996 (N Eurasia) Roskov Y, Sytin A, Yakovlev, 1995 (Europe) Adams BR, 2005 (CIS) Roskov Yu, SytinA, Y

  
USES:
  Forage [1921]

  
NOTES:
  includes the varieties littoralis and inermis. []
  In "Flora Kavkaza" var. inermis Moris, var. breviseta DC. & var. longisetaDC. [2185]
  are recognized [2185]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

360.

  Quezel, P. & Santa, S., 1962
    Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie et des regions desertiq.merid.1

368.

  Jafri, S.M.N., 1980
    Fabaceae.In:Flora of Libya,Pt.86.Jaffri & El Gadi

454.

  Greuter, W. et al. (Eds.), 1989
    Med-Checklist Vol.4 (published)

754.

  Heywood, V.H. & Ball, P.W., 1968
    Leguminosae.In:Flora Europaea Vol.2.ed.Tutin,T.G.et al.

1869.

  Davis, P.H., 1970
    Flora of Turkey & the East Aegean Islands; Vol. 3.

1880.

  Hnatiuk, R.J., 1990
    Census Australian Vasc. Plants, Bureau Fl. & Fauna, Canberra

1883.

  Pignatti, S., 1982
    Flora Italica. Edagicole, Bologna.

1921.

  Jessop, J. & Toelken, H.R.(Eds.), 1986
    Flora of South Australia, Part 2.

1995.

  Lesins, K.A. Lesins, I, 1979
    Genus Medicago (Leguminosae): A taxogenetic study. Dr.W.Junk

2008.

  Moussavi, M., 1977
    Min.of Agric.& Rural Develop. Dept. of Bot.Pub.No.12.

2009.

  Heyn, C.C., 1963
    Scripta Hierosolymitana(Publ.Hebrew Univ.Jersul.)12.Ann....

2015.

  Komarov, V.L., 1945
    Flora of the U.S.S.R. Vol XI (Engl. Translation 1972)

2016.

  Small, E. & Jomphe, M., 1989
    A Synopsis of the genus Medicago. Can.J.Bot 67:3260-3294

2185.

  Grossheim, A.A., 1952
    Flora Kavkaza, Vol.5. Moscow,Leningrad. (Rus)

2196.

  Dominguez, E., 1987
    Pap.in Flora Vasc.de Andalucia Occ. Ketres,Barcelona

2306.

  Turland, N.J. et al., 1993
    Flora of the Cretan area

2309.

  Jordanov, D.(ed.), 1976
    Flora Reipublicae Popularis Bulgaricae Vol.6.

2363.

  Bolos, O.de & Vigo, J., 1984
    Flora dels Paisos Catalans Vol.1

2443.

  Haslam, S.M. et al., 1977
    A Flora of the Maltese Islands

2458.

  Rihan, J.R., 1988
    Survey of forage Medicago sp. in Med..ILDIS,Univ.Southampton

2985.

  Yakovlev G, Sytin A & Roskov Y, 1996
    Legumes of Northern Eurasia. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

3552.

  Grossheim, A.A., 1941
    In: Flora URSS Vol. 11. Mosqua, Leningrad. (Rus)

3559.

  Latschaschvili, I.Ya., 1967
    Lyutserny Kavkaza [Medics of Caucasus]. Tbilisi. (Georg)
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