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Taxon:  Medicago polymorpha L. var. polymorpha



Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Leptospireae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
310160
Verified:
06/09/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2363 (2361  active, 2097  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Medicago polymorpha L. (1197 active accession[s])
Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn (586 active accession[s])
Medicago polymorpha L. var. denticulata (Willd.) Kerguelen (1383 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago hispida Gaertn. f. aculeata Urb.
Medicago hispida Gaertn. unranked lappacea (Desr.) Urb.
Medicago hispida Gaertn. unranked terebellum (Willd.) Urb.
Medicago hispida Gaertn. var. lappacea (Desr.) Urb.
Medicago hispida Gaertn. var. nigra (L.) Burnat
Medicago lappacea Desr.
Medicago nigra (L.) Krock.
Medicago polymorpha L. var. nigra L.
Medicago terebellum Willd.
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Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961-
  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. Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:72.
  4. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  5. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  6. Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
  7. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. Flora of Iraq. 1966-
  8. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. Flora palaestina. 1966-
  9. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. 1996, 1999
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1Native     
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
Native ()
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
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=310160. Accessed 31 October 2025.


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