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Taxon:
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Orbiculares
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23636
Place of publication:
Cat. piante Siena 60. 1776
Verified:
10/28/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4
(
4
active,
4
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medicago polymorpha
L. var.
orbicularis
L.
Autonym(s)
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal. f.
orbicularis
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal. var.
orbicularis
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago cuneata
Woods
Medicago marginata
Willd.
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal. f.
biancae
Urb.
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal. var.
marginata
(Willd.) Benth.
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal. var.
microcarpa
Rouy
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Reference(s)
Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds.
Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/related/Medicago_orbicularis/
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Eriksson, O. et al.
1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Medicago+orbicularis&quantity=1
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Heyn, C. C.
1963. The annual species of
Medicago
. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:135.
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Isely, D.
1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds.
2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
URL:
http://www.gobcan.es/cmayot/interreg/atlantico/documentos/LESDCanarias.pdf
Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire.
1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds.
1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane.
2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
Lesins, K. A. & I. Lesins.
1979. Genus
Medicago
(Leguminosae). A taxogenetic study 79.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson.
1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
Lock, J. M.
1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Migahid, A. M.
1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Mouterde, P.
1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
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1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
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1982. Flora d'Italia.
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URL:
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1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
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1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Small, E. & M. Jomphe.
1989. A synopsis of the genus
Medicago
(Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3273.
Small, E. et al.
1981. The taxonomic value of floral characters in tribe Trigonelleae (Leguminosae), with special reference to
Medicago
. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1580.
Small, E.
1981. A numerical analysis of major groupings in
Medicago
employing traditionally used characters. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1555.
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1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
Täckholm, V.
1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
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1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
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1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
English
burless clover –
Reference(s)
burless trefoil –
Reference(s)
button medic –
Reference(s)
button medick –
Reference(s)
button trefoil –
Reference(s)
button-clover –
Reference(s)
flat snail-clover –
Reference(s)
large-disc medic –
Reference(s)
snail trefoil –
Reference(s)
Arabic
nafal –
Reference(s)
French
luzerne orbiculaire –
Reference(s)
Italian
medico orbicolare –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
uzumaki-umagoyashi –
Reference(s)
Spanish
mielga de caracolillo –
Reference(s)
Swedish
hjullusern –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Armenia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Georgia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Russian Federation
Dagestan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
Ciscaucasia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Kazakhstan
s.e.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Kyrgyzstan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Tajikistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Turkmenistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Uzbekistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iraq
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Jammu and Kashmir
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Punjab
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
w.
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
Krym
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Former Yugoslavia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
incl. Crete
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Romania
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
incl. Corsica
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
incl. Baleares
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Hungary
4
Naturalized
Northern America
United States
s.
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Spain
[Canary Islands],
Portugal
[Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
,
Morocco
,
Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Cyprus
,
Iran
,
Iraq
,
Israel
,
Jordan
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
,
Turkey
CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
[Ciscaucasia],
Armenia
,
Azerbaijan
,
Georgia
,
Russian Federation
[Dagestan]
MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan
(s.e.),
Kyrgyzstan
,
Tajikistan
,
Turkmenistan
,
Uzbekistan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
[Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab],
Pakistan
(w.)
Europe
EASTERN EUROPE:
Ukraine
[Krym]
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia
,
Albania
,
Bulgaria
,
Greece
(incl. Crete),
Italy
(incl. Sardinia, Sicily),
Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
(incl. Baleares),
France
(incl. Corsica),
Portugal
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman
,
Saudi Arabia
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Europe
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Hungary
Northern America
REGION:
United States
(s.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
grazing
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Name
References