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Taxon:
Medicago rugosa
Desr.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Rotatae
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23674
Place of publication:
J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 3:632. 1792
Verified:
10/28/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3
(
3
active,
3
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago elegans
Jacq. ex Willd.
No images
Reference(s)
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
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+rugosa&quantity=1
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Heyn, C. C.
1963. The annual species of
Medicago
. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:41.
Lesins, K. A. & I. Lesins.
1979. Genus
Medicago
(Leguminosae). A taxogenetic study 150.
Meikle, R. D.
1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
Mouterde, P.
1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Pignatti, S.
1982. Flora d'Italia.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Pottier-Alapetite, G.
1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa.
1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Small, E. & M. Jomphe.
1989. A synopsis of the genus
Medicago
(Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3271.
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.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ccrop/
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
English
Gama medic –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
n.
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
n.e.
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
Mediterranean islands
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
incl. Crete
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
s. & Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Malta
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
s. & Corsica
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
(n.),
Libya
(n.e.),
Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus
,
Israel
,
Lebanon
,
Turkey
(Mediterranean islands)
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece
(incl. Crete),
Italy
(s. & Sardinia, Sicily),
Malta
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Europe
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
,
France
(s. & Corsica),
Portugal
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
occasional
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
Environmental
soil improver
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ccrop/
Name
References