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Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

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HIGHER TAXON: Trifolieae

GENUS: Medicago L.

Medicago truncatula Gaertn. [Preferred name]
    Medicago tentaculata Willd. {Synonym}
    Medicago tribuloides Desr. {Synonym}
    Medicago truncata Gaertn. {Orthographic variant}
    Medicago truncatula ssp. longiaculeata (Urb.)Ponert {Synonym}
    Medicago truncatula ssp. truncatula Gaertn. {Synonym}
    Medicago truncatula var. truncatula Gaertn. {Synonym}
    Medicago uncinata Willd. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Barrel Medic [1917]; Barrelclover [1902]; Lyutzerna Slabousechennaya [4686]; Lyutzerna Usechennaya [3551]; Lyutzerna Yakortzevidnaya [3552]; Mediterranean Medick [2443]; Strong-spined Medick [2183]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Algeria (N) [454]; Canary Is (N) [1862]; Egypt (N) [454]; Libya (N) [454]; Madeira (N) [1862]; Morocco (N) [454]; Tunisia (N) [454]
  Asia
Armenia (N) [2985, 4167]; Azerbaijan (N) [2985]; Azerbaijan* [2185, 4169]; Nakhichevan [2185, 2985, 4169]; Gruzia (N) [2985]; Gruzia* [2185]; Iran (U) [2008]; Iraq (U) [1862]; Turkmenistan (N) [2985]; Ashkhabad [2985, 3551, 4155, 4575]; Krasnovodsk [2985, 4155, 4575]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880];
  Europe
Balearic Is (N) [454, 754]; Corsica (N) [454, 754]; France (N) [454, 754]; 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, 2935]; Spain (N) [454, 754, 2196]; Turkey in Europe (N) [454, 1869]; Ukraine (N) [2985]; Krym [2985, 4686]; Yugoslavia (N) [454, 754]
  Middle East
Cyprus (N) [454]; East Aegean Is(Greek) (N) [454]; Israel (N) [1862]; Jordan (N) [1862]; Lebanon (N) [1862]; Syria (N) [1862]; Turkey in Asia (N) [454]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean bushland & thicket [360];
    Mediterranean grasslands. [360];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [360, 368, 456, 754, 1862, 1917, 1921, 2009, 2196, 3551, 3552] ; Distribution Map [2185, 3559] ; Illustration [360, 368, 456, 1917, 1921, 2016, 2185, 2196, 3557]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [3552] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Herb [3552] ; Lifespan: Annual [3552], Perennial [3552] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D, 2005-06 Roskov YR ; 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, 1993-1996 (N Eurasia) Roskov Y, Sytin A, Yakovlev, 1995 (Europe) Adams BR, 2005 (CIS) Roskov Yu,

  
USES:
  Forage [2985, 4233]; Weed [2015, 3552]

  
NOTES:
  separate species [4233]

  
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2016.

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3559.

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4155.

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    In:Flora Turkmenii, Vol.4. Ashkhabad. (Rus)

4167.

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    In: Flora Armenii, Vol.4. Jerevan. (Rus)

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    In:Flora Partis Europaeae URSS, Vol.6. Leningrad.(Rus)
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