Medicago suffruticosa Ramond ex DC. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago suffruticosa Ramond ex DC.

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Medicago

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

23692

Place of publication:

J. B. P. A. M. de Lamarck & A. P. de Candolle, Fl. franç. ed. 3, 4(2):541. 1805

Verified:

06/11/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

6 (2 active, 2 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Medicago suffruticosa Ramond ex DC. subsp. leiocarpa (Benth.) Urb. (6 active accession[s])
Medicago suffruticosa Ramond ex DC. subsp. suffruticosa (4 active accession[s])

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

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Reference(s)

Béna, G. et al. 2005. Medicago - Sinorhizobium symbiotic specificity evolution and the geographic expansion of Medicago. J. Evol. Biol. 18:1547-1558.
Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 1931-1941
Lesins, K. A. & I. Lesins. 1979. Genus Medicago (Leguminosae). A taxogenetic study. 1979 135.
Quiros, C. F. & G. R. Bauchan. 1988. The genus Medicago and the origin of the Medicago sativa complex. In A. A. Hanson et al., eds., Alfalfa and alfalfa improvement. Agronomy 29:93-124.
Small, E. & M. Jomphe. 1989. A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3269.
Small, E. et al. 1981. The taxonomic value of floral characters in tribe Trigonelleae (Leguminosae), with special reference to Medicago. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1581.
Small, E. 1981. A numerical analysis of major groupings in Medicago employing traditionally used characters. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1555.
Smythies, B. E. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882. 1984-1986
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco

Europe

SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France

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=23692. Accessed 19 July 2025.