Summary
Place of publication:
J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 3:632. 1792
Verified:
10/28/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Gama medic –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Malta | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Libya, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey
Europe
-
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece, Italy, Malta
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Europe
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | forage | | Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. Flora palaestina. 1966- |
Environmental | soil improver | | University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource). |
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=23674.
Accessed 18 July 2025.