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Details for: Medicago arborea

3 different source(s) use this name:

- Euro+Med preliminary checklist as merged from Flora Europaea, Med-Checklist and Flora of Macaronesia (for families not yet treated in Med-Checklist, the distributional record does not include N Africa and SW Asia)..
- Editor Heywood.
- ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010.

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Name:	Medicago arborea L.
Nomencl. ref.:	Sp. Pl.: 778. 1753
Rank:	Species
Status:	ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in):	Regnum - Plantae Divisio - Spermatophyta Subdivisio - Angiospermae Class - Dicotyledones Ordo - Fabales Bromhead Familia - Fabaceae Lindl. Subfamilia - Lotoideae Genus - Medicago L. Subgenus - Medicago subg. Medicago
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Source:	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (CC-By-SA-3.0 Unported).
Name:	Medicago arborea L.
Nomencl. ref.:	Sp. Pl.: 778. 1753
Rank:	Species
Status:	ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in):	Regnum - Plantae Divisio - Tracheophyta Subdivisio - Spermatophytina Class - Magnoliopsida Superordo - Rosanae Ordo - Fabales Bromhead Familia - Fabaceae Lindl. Subfamilia - Lotoideae Genus - Medicago L. Subgenus - Medicago subg. Medicago
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Source:	ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
Name:	Medicago arborea L.
Nomencl. ref.:	Sp. Pl.: 778. 1753
Rank:	Species
Status:	ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in):	Regnum - Plantae Divisio - Tracheophyta Subdivisio - Spermatophytina Class - Magnoliopsida Superordo - Rosanae Ordo - Fabales Bromhead Familia - Fabaceae Lindl. Tribus - Trifolieae Genus - Medicago L.
Synonyms:	Medicago arborescens C. Presl
	Medicago citrina (Font Quer) Greuter
	Rhodusia arborea (L.) Vassilcz.
	Trigonella arborea (L.) Vassilcz.
	Medicago arborea subsp. citrina (Font Quer) O. Bolòs & Vigo
	Medicago arborea var. citrina Font Quer

*Comments:*	Used as a fodder plant since the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
*Common names:*	alfalfa arbórea (Spanish, Castillian), alfals arbori (Catalan), alfals arborí (Catalan), alfals-arbre (Majorcan), anfaus-abre (Majorcan), anfaus-arbre (Catalan), aufaus abre (Majorcan), botón de cerdas (Spanish, Castillian), citiso nuevo de España (Spanish, Castillian), luzerna arbórea (Portuguese), luzerna-arbórea (Portuguese), mielga real (Spanish, Castillian), setiso (Spanish, Castillian), Shrub Medick (English), trébol retamal (Spanish, Castillian), Tree Medick (English)[Credits]
*Conservation Status:*	Not Threatened
*Maps:*	distribution
*Occurrence:*	● AE(G) Al Bl dCa Cr Ga(M) Gr Hs(S) dIJ It dSa Tu(A) [Ga(F) Lu Si(M S)]
*Use:*	Environmental