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								ILDIS World Database of Legumes  2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
 
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				Medicago polymorpha L.
				
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                            | Nomencl. ref.: | 
                            Sp. Pl.: 779. 1753 | 
                           
						  
                          
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                            Species | 
                           
                          
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					ACCEPTED
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		| 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. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				
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                            	Medicago polymorpha var. vulgaris (Benth.) Shin | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago apiculata Willd. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago denticulata Willd. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago hispida Gaertn. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago lappacea Desr. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago loretii Albert | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago nigra (L.) Krock. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago pentacycla DC. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago polycarpa Godr. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago reticulata Benth. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago terebellum Willd., nom. illeg. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago nigra subsp. microcarpa (Urb.) O. Bolòs & Vigo | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago polycarpa subsp. polymorpha (L.) Cadevall & Sallent | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago polycarpa subsp. reticulata (Benth.) H. J. Coste | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago polymorpha subsp. hispida (Gaertn.) Ponert | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago polymorpha subsp. lappacea (Desr.) Bonafè | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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								Medicago polymorpha subsp. polycarpa Romero Zarco, des. inval. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago hispida var. confinus (W. D. J. Koch) Burnat | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago hispida var. nigra L. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago nigra (L.) Krock. var. nigra | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago polymorpha var. apiculata (Willd.) Ooststr. & Reichg. | 
							
                           
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago polymorpha var. nigra L. | 
							
                           
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					Medicago polymorpha L. var. polymorpha
					
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		| Comments: | 
		
				(Jacq.)Grossh. from Azerbaijan are recognized, In "Flora URSS" var. apiculata (Willd.)Burkat from Crimea & var. caspica, In Crimea occurs only in the South Coast & Foothills as a weed, Native to North temperate regions., Only one old record from Sevastopol in Crimea, Only one record for M.nigra from Sevastopol in Krym. | 
			
	 
	
		| Common names: | 
		
				albejana (Spanish, Castillian), alfalfa de secano (Spanish, Castillian), Black Medick (English), Bur Medic (English), Bur Medick (), Burclover (English), Burr Medic (), California Burclover (English), carrapiço (Portuguese), carretillas (Aragonese), carretillas (Spanish, Castillian), carretón (Spanish, Castillian), carretón de amores (Spanish, Castillian), carretones (Spanish, Castillian), fe bord (Catalan), herba do rosco (Galician), Luzerne Polymorphe (French), Lyutzerna Chernaya (Russian), Lyutzerna Melkozubchataya (Russian), Lyutzerna Zubchataya (Russian), melgó de llapassa (Catalan), merga (Spanish, Castillian), mielga de caracolillo (Spanish, Castillian), mielga de piquillos (Spanish, Castillian), mierga (Spanish, Castillian), Rauher Schneckenklee (German), Stachliger Schneckenklee (German), Toothed Bur Clover (English), Toothed Medick (English), torteruelas (Spanish, Castillian), trebo caracol (Galician), trébol carretón (Spanish, Castillian), trébol de llepasa (Majorcan), trébol de llepassó (Majorcan), trèvol d’estormia (Catalan), trévol d’estormia (Majorcan), trèvol de llapassa (Catalan), trèvol de llapassa (Majorcan), trèvol de llapassó (Catalan), trévol de llapassó (Majorcan), trèvol de llapassó (Majorcan), trevo-preto (Portuguese), tribulillo (Spanish, Castillian), Wollklette (German)[Credits] | 
			
	 
	
		| Conservation Status: | 
		
				Not Threatened | 
			
	 
	
		| Maps: | 
		
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		| Occurrence: | 
		
       			  Ab(A) AE(G) Ag Al Au(A) Az Bl Br Bu Ca Co Cr Cy Eg Ga(F) Ge Gg(A D G) Gr Hs(S) Ir It Jo Ju Le Lu Ma Md Rf(CS) Rm Sa Si(M S) Sn Sy Tn Tu(A E) Uk(K) [Be(B) By Cz Es He Ho Hu La Rf(C)] | 
		
	 
	
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				Environmental, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine, Weed | 
			
	 
                        
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