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Details for: Medicago falcata

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Source:	ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
Name:	Medicago falcata L.
Nomencl. ref.:	Sp. Pl.: 779. 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 aurantiaca Godr. (provisional)
	Medicago borealis Grossh.
	Medicago glandulosa Davidov
	Medicago kotovii Wissjul.
	Medicago procumbens Besser
	Medicago quasifalcata Sinskaya
	Medicago romanica Prodan
	Medicago tenderiensis Klokov
	Medicago falcata L. subsp. falcata
	Medicago falcata subsp. erecta Kotov
	Medicago falcata subsp. glandulosa (W. D. J. Koch) Greuter & Burdet
	Medicago falcata subsp. romanica (Prodan) O. Schwarz & Klink. (provisional)
	Medicago falcata subsp. tenderiensis (Klokov) Vassilcz.
	Medicago falcata subsp. urumovii Degen
	Medicago sativa subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.
	Medicago sativa subsp. glandulosa (W. D. J. Koch) Arcang.
	Medicago falcata var. romanica (Prodan) Hayek
	Medicago sativa var. falcata (L.) Alef.
Misapplied names:	"Medicago glutinosa" sec. Hayek.

*Comments:*	Alien to Leningrad Province: near Gatchina, Caucasus. In "Flora Kavkaza" var. pubescens (Rouy et Foucaud)Grossh., Close to M. falcata, Conservation status "Nationally scarce but not in IUCN category" in UK., Doubtfully present in Cyprus, Algeria & Libya, Endemic to Caucasus, Endemic to Eastern European Province by A.L.Takhtajan, Europe, var. pygmaea Sumn. from W. Siberia, var. ramosissima Sumn. fromW., from Moldavia & S. Ukraine, var. suffruticosa Grossh. from Caucasus,var., from W. Transcaucasia, var. suffruticosa Grossh. from Central Caucasus & var., Highly variable taxon Vassilcz. from Tien-Shan, var. lasiagrostidetorum, Highly variable taxon., In "Flora Partis Europaeae URSS" this taxon is treated as M. falcata var., mongholica Sumn. from N.W. Mongolia, var. orientalis Sumn. from Altai, var., Mongolia, var. revoluta Sumn. from W. Siberia, var. sophiae (Bosser)Grossh., Of economic importance as a parent of M.sativa subsp.x varia, parviflora Grossh. from Pribalkhashie, var. pubescens Rouy et Foucaud from S., quasifalcata as separate species, romanica utv.)Grossh. from E. Europe & W. Siberia, var. lanata Grossh. from, sibirica (Sumn.)Grossh. from W. Siberia & var. viscosa Rchb. from Crimea and, Some authors recognize subsp. polychroa Sinskaya & subsp. praefalcata Sinskaya, Some taxonomists regarded M. borealis, M. procumbens & M., tenella Sumn. from Pribalkhashie, var. tetrabagatica Sumn. from Middle Asia., Ural, var. linifolia (Kushan)Grossh. from S.E. Europe & W. Siberia, var., Vassilcz. from E. Tien-Shan, var. lignescens Sumn. from Tien-Shan, var., viscosa Rchb. from W.Transcaucasia are recognized
*Common names:*	alfalfa (Spanish, Castillian), alfalfa de flor amarilla (Spanish, Castillian), Alfalfa Falcado (Spanish, Castillian), Alfalfa Sueca (Spanish, Castillian), alfals bord (Catalan), almelca (Aragonese), almelca (Spanish, Castillian), almerca (Aragonese), almerca (Spanish, Castillian), almialca (Aragonese), almialca (Spanish, Castillian), amialca (Aragonese), amialca (Spanish, Castillian), amielga (Aragonese), amielga (Spanish, Castillian), Barkun (Belarusian), Blue Alfalfa (English), carretones (Spanish, Castillian), cassoa (Portuguese), cassôa (Portuguese), Erba Medica Di Flor Giallo (Italian), Geltonziede Liucerna (Lithuanian), Gullusern (Swedish), herba de el (Majorcan), Kviteli Iondzha (Georgian), Lucerna Galbena (Roumanian), Lucerna Szwedzka (Polish), Lucerne (English), Lucherne Galbene (Roumanian), Luzerna De Sequeiro (Portuguese), luzerna-de-sequeiro (Portuguese), Luzerne En Faux (French), Luzerne Sauvage (French), Lyutzerna Aerpapadobnaya (Belarusian), Lyutzerna Kleikaya (Russian), Lyutzerna Rumynskaya (Russian), Lyutzerna Serpovidnaya (Russian), Lyutzerna Stepnaya (Russian), Lyutzerna Tenderskaya (Russian), Lyutzerna Zhelezistaya (Russian), Lyutzerna Zheltaya (Russian), Medick (English), melga-dos-prados (Portuguese), mielga (Spanish, Castillian), mielga de flor amarilla (Spanish, Castillian), mielga de flor azafranada (Spanish, Castillian), mielga loca (Spanish, Castillian), Oragvari Garayoncha (Azerbaijan), Sichelklee (German), Sichel-Luzerne (German), Sickle Alfalfa (), Sickle Medick (), Sirpjveida Lucerna (Latvian), Sirplutsern (Estonian), Sirppimailanen (Finnish), userda borda (Catalan), Yellow Alfalfa (), Yellow Lucerne (English), Yellow-flowered Alfalfa (English)[Credits]
*Conservation Status:*	Not Threatened
*Maps:*	distribution
*Occurrence:*	Ab(A) AE(G) Al Ar Au(A L) Be(B L) dBl Br Bu By dCo Cz Da Es Ga(F) Ge Gg(A D G) Gr Hb(E) He Ho Hs(S) Hu It Ju La Le Lt Lu Ma Mo No Po Rf(C CS E K N NW S) Rm Su Sy Tu(A E) Uk(K U) [Cr]
*Use:*	Forage, Weed