Details for: APG 84254, Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh., KEW 867401

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh.

Top Name:

KEW 867401

Origin:

Collected – Georgia

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

20 Jun 2017

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		BASE 84254 2018rsa1_____ SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh.

Top Name:

KEW 867401

Origin:

Collected – Georgia

Maintained:

Australian Pastures Genebank

Received by APG:

20 Jun 2017

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

24 July 2015. Georgia
Locality: Tsavkisi. Tbilisi Administrative Area. Didgori District. In the N-E part of Tsavkisi. Within the borders of Tsavkisi village.
Coordinates: 41.6730, 44.7378 (Map it)
Elevation: 946m.
Aspect: North East; Landscape: Undulating; Modification_Factor: Grazing, Trampling; Soil_Reaction: Alkaline; Soil_Texture: Clay; Area_Sampled: >1000M2; Notes: Pasture,In Approximately 60M To The S Of Agricultural Fields. With: Melica Transsilvanica, Sisymbrium Loeselii, Cirsium Sp., Zygophyllum Fabago, Cynodon Dactylon.; Plants_Found_No: 100-999; Plants_Sampled_No: >1000

Donated

Georgia

Donator(s):

National Botanical Garden of Georgia

20 June 2017.

Donator(s):

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Accession Names and Identifiers

KEW 867401

Type: Donor identifier

ALP 1.4

Type: Priority Score

Narrative

Phenology status - Only fruits. Seeds collected from plants. Sampling method - Core of population. Population distributon - Patchy. Vernacular name: ionja Language: Georgian. Uses:Forage plant eaten by livestock.

Group Note

Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh.

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Medicago

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

104921

Place of publication:

Fl. sred. juz. ross. 1:226. 1895

Verified:

05/22/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Common names

English
blue alfalfa –

Other conspecific taxa

Medicago sativa L. (561 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. tunetana Murb. (12 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. (370 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. (261 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. falcata (L.) Doll (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. viscosa (Rchb.) Posp. (2 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. glomerata (Balb.) Rouy (30 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa (1687 active accession[s])

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

Basionym

Medicago caerulea Less. ex Ledeb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Medicago hemicoerulea Sinskaya
Medicago sativa L. subsp. microcarpa Urb.

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study
GROWTH	Spring Forage Yield	November; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2) six weeks after first cut. (SARDI 7 Series 2 = 70)	8	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Plant Height	Plant natural height 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm.)	6	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
GROWTH	Habit Angle	Measured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A)	12	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
GROWTH	Growth Habit	Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length	P - Prostrate	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
GROWTH	Autumn Stem Length	Plant natural stem length 6 weeks after equinox (cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm)	29	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Lifeform	The life form of the accession	H - Herb	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Lifespan	The lifespan of the accession	P - Perennial	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Establishment	Number of plants established, 6-8 weeks after planting (counted if <100)	68	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Winter Activity	Calculated using correlation between existing winter activity controls and stem height measured 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox)	1	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Mortality	Number of plant serviving. Scored in November of year 2 after the last cut	38	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Coiling	The number of coils in a pod counted	3	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	1000 Seed Weight	Weight of 1000 seeds in grams	0.98667	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Creeping Rooted	Creeping Root Habit. The presence or absence of plants on developing stem buds on lateral roots.	No	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne
MORPHOLOGY	Visual Pod Production	Subjective assessment of pod production taken at harvest	5 - Excellent	APG SA Regen 2017 Lucerne