Summary
Place of publication:
Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5:421. 1878
Verified:
10/28/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
- Guan, G. L. et al. 1986. Studies on the characteristics related to symbiotic nitrogen fixation of legumes in Xinjiang arid area. Acta Phytophysiol. Sin. 12(4):324-332.
- Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. 2003
- Small, E. & M. Jomphe. 1989. A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3275.
- Small, E. et al. 1987. An expanded circumscription of Medicago (Leguminosae, Trifolieae) based on explosive flower tripping. Willdenowia 16:434.
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation | Dagestan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Gorno-Altay | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | Baluchistan | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 3 | Adventive | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
| 3 | Adventive | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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SIBERIA:
Russian Federation [Gorno-Altay]
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WESTERN ASIA:
Iran, Iraq, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Pakistan [Baluchistan]
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part]
Adventive
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Lebanon, Syria
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=313438.
Accessed 18 July 2025.