Details for: APG 31762, Medicago sphaerocarpos Bertol., SA 31762

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sphaerocarpos Bertol.

Top Name:

SA 31762

Origin:

Collected – Greece

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

27 Feb 1995

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		BASE 31762 2023rsa1_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sphaerocarpos Bertol.

Top Name:

SA 31762

Origin:

Collected – Greece

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

27 Feb 1995

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Reproductive Uniformity:

Population

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

01 May 1991.
Locality: 1km S Therisso on Crete
Parentrock: Schist, Gneiss; Ph: 7; Soil_Texture: Sandy Loam; Rainfall: 800

Collector(s):

Ewing, Michael (Mike) A Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia

01 May 1991. Greece
Coordinates: 35.4000, 24.0167 (Map it)
Elevation: 550m.

Donated

27 February 1995. Greece

Donator(s):

Ewing, Michael (Mike) A Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia

01 July 2014. Australia

Donator(s):

South Australian Research and Development Institute

Accession Names and Identifiers

SA 31762

Type: Donor identifier

Group: SA

South Australian Genetic Resource Centre

91GRC4.1

Type: Collector identifier

ALP 1.2

Type: Priority Score

Narrative

rangeland, heavy grazing

Group Note

Medicago sphaerocarpos Bertol.

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Spirocarpos

Subsection:

Pachyspireae

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

22891

Place of publication:

Rar. Lig. pl. 3:60. 1810

Verified:

06/08/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Common names

English
sphere medic –
French
luzerne à fruits sphérique –

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory
GROWTH	Growth Habit	Visual assessment of habit (form) taken at flowering, (Jemalong Semi-erect)	SE - Semi Erect	APG SA Regen 2022 Medics	BASE 31762 ____g__0_____ SD
GROWTH	Seedling Vigour	Seedling vigour (at 2-3 trifoliate leaf stage). Subjective assessment relative to standard check cv Jemalong at 100 units	95	APG SA Regen 2022 Medics	BASE 31762 ____g__0_____ SD
GROWTH	Winter Vigour	Winter vigour (10 weeks). Subjective assessment relative to standard check cv Jemalong at 100 units	102	APG SA Regen 2022 Medics	BASE 31762 ____g__0_____ SD
GROWTH	Spring Vigour	Spring vigour (20 weeks). Subjective assessment relative to standard check cv Jemalong at 100 units	102	APG SA Regen 2022 Medics	BASE 31762 ____g__0_____ SD
MORPHOLOGY	Spines	Subjective assessment 1. relative to standard cv Jemalong at 10 units considering the interaction of spine length with angle of insertion to the pod whorl as it affects the level of vegetable fault in wool clips.	9	APG SA Regen 2022 Medics	BASE 31762 ____g__0_____ SD
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Coil	Direction of pod coil	A - Anti-Clockwise	APG SA Regen 2022 Medics	BASE 31762 ____g__0_____ SD
PHENOLOGY	Days to Flower	Days from wetting up to first flower relative to standard check cv Jemalong	21	APG SA Regen 2022 Medics	BASE 31762 ____g__0_____ SD
PHENOLOGY	10% First Flower Date	Number of days from wetting up to 10% plants with a flower	134	APG SA Regen 2022 Medics	BASE 31762 ____g__0_____ SD