Medicago lavrenkoi Vassilcz. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago lavrenkoi Vassilcz.

Synonym of Medicago sativa L.

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Medicago

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

23610

Place of publication:

Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 13:141. 1950

Comment:

in part (diploid) = M. sativa subsp. caerulea & (tetraploid) = M. sativa subsp. sativa

Verified:

05/22/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

573 (561 active, 120 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

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Reference(s)

Gunn, C. R. et al. 1978. Classification of Medicago sativa L. using legume characters and flower colors. Techn. Bull. U.S.D.A. 1574:9,11.
Lesins, K. A. & I. Lesins. 1979. Genus Medicago (Leguminosae). A taxogenetic study. 1979 99.

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23610. Accessed 18 July 2025.