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								ILDIS World Database of Legumes  2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
 
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                            | Name: | 
                            
				Medicago sativa nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.
				
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                            | Rank: | 
                            Subspecies | 
                          
                          
                            | 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. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Species - Medicago sativa L. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				
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		| Basionym: | 
		Medicago ×varia Martyn | 
                          
                          
                          
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                              		Synonyms:
                              		
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                            	Medicago hemicycla Grossh. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago lavrenkoi Vassilcz. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago media Pers. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago ochroleuca Kult. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago rivularis Vassilcz. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago sylvestris Fr. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago tianschanica Vassilcz. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Medicago sativa subsp. varia (Martyn) O. Bolos & Vigo | 
							
                          
                          
						  
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		| Comments: | 
		
				Although of hybrid origin, treated as a subspecies on account of its, goodseparate species, Gruzia and subsp. medidaghestanica Sinskaya from Dagestan & Gruzia, In "Flora Kazakhstana" M. ochroleuca & M. rivularis are recognized as, independent existence in many localities., M.varia is a hybrid between M.falcata & M.sativa., S.Czerepanov (1973, 1981) recorded subsp. loriensis Sinskaya from Armenia &, This species is a hybrid between M. falcata & M. sativa | 
			
	
	
		| Common names: | 
		
				Bastard Lucerne (English), Bastard-Luzerne (German), Bastard-Schneckenklee (German), Lucerna Corcita (Roumanian), Lucerna Mieszancowa (Polish), Luzerne Batarde (French), Luzerne Bigarree (French), Lyutzerna Izmenchivaya (Russian), Lyutzerna Minlyva (Ukraine), Lyutzerna Poluzakruchennaya (Russian), Lyutzerna Tyanshanskaya (Russian), Medica Selvatica (Italian), Sand Lucerne (English), Sandluzerne (German)[Credits] | 
			
	
	
		| Conservation Status: | 
		
				Rare | 
			
	
	
		| Maps: | 
		
				distribution | 
			
	
	
		| Occurrence: | 
		
       			  Ab(A) Ar Au(L) Be(B L) Br dBu Cy dGa(F) Gg(A D G) He Hs(S) It dLu Rf(CS) Sy Tu(A) [By Es Rf(C E NW S) Uk(K U)] | 
		
	
	
		| Use: | 
		
				Forage |