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Taxon:  Medicago praecox DC.



Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Leptospireae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23662
Place of publication:
Cat. pl. horti monsp. 123. 1813
Verified:
06/10/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
78 (73  active, 58  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  2. Brockwell, J. & F. W. Hely. 1966. Symbiotic characteristics of Rhizobium meliloti: an appraisal of the systematic treatment of nodulation and nitrogen fixation interactions between hosts and rhizobia of diverse origins. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 17:885-899.
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  4. Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
  5. Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:54.
  6. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  7. Isely, D. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). 1998
  8. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
  9. Lesins, K. A. & I. Lesins. 1979. Genus Medicago (Leguminosae). A taxogenetic study. 1979 191.
  10. Mouterde, P. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. 1966-
  11. Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
  12. Small, E. & M. Jomphe. 1989. A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3272.
  13. Small, E. et al. 1981. The taxonomic value of floral characters in tribe Trigonelleae (Leguminosae), with special reference to Medicago. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1580.
  14. Small, E. 1981. A numerical analysis of major groupings in Medicago employing traditionally used characters. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1555.
  15. Smythies, B. E. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882. 1984-1986
  16. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Common names
English
early medick –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraineKrym 
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkey
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
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=23662. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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