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ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
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| Name: |
Medicago falcata L.
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| Nomencl. ref.: |
Sp. Pl.: 779. 1753 |
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Species |
| Status: |
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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Synonyms:
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Medicago aurantiaca Godr. (provisional) |
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Medicago borealis Grossh. |
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Medicago glandulosa Davidov |
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Medicago kotovii Wissjul. |
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Medicago procumbens Besser |
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Medicago quasifalcata Sinskaya |
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Medicago romanica Prodan |
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Medicago tenderiensis Klokov |
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Medicago falcata L. subsp. falcata |
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Medicago falcata subsp. erecta Kotov |
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Medicago falcata subsp. glandulosa (W. D. J. Koch) Greuter & Burdet |
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Medicago falcata subsp. romanica (Prodan) O. Schwarz & Klink. (provisional) |
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Medicago falcata subsp. tenderiensis (Klokov) Vassilcz. |
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Medicago falcata subsp. urumovii Degen |
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Medicago sativa subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. |
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Medicago sativa subsp. glandulosa (W. D. J. Koch) Arcang. |
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Medicago falcata var. romanica (Prodan) Hayek |
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Medicago sativa var. falcata (L.) Alef. |
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Misapplied names:
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"Medicago glutinosa" sec. Hayek. |
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| 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 |
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