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Details for: Medicago sativa nothosubsp. varia
Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).

Name: Medicago sativa nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.
Rank: Subspecies
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.
                                             Species - Medicago sativa L.
                                                 
Basionym: Medicago ×varia Martyn
Synonyms: Medicago hemicycla Grossh.
Medicago lavrenkoi Vassilcz.
Medicago media Pers.
Medicago ochroleuca Kult.
Medicago rivularis Vassilcz.
Medicago sylvestris Fr.
Medicago tianschanica Vassilcz.
Medicago sativa subsp. varia (Martyn) O. Bolos & Vigo
 
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