Summary
Verified:
02/15/1989
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Alfalfa Crop Germplasm Committee. Report on the Status of Medicago Germplasm in the United States. 2000 21.
- McCoy, T. J. & E. T. Bingham. 1988. Cytology and cytogenetics of alfalfa. In A. A. Hanson et al., eds., Alfalfa and alfalfa improvement. Agronomy 29:765.
- Quiros, C. F. & G. B. 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. 67:3268.
- Small, E. 1986. A clarification of the Medicago papillosa complex. Canad. J. Bot. 64:2804.
- Small, E. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Trifolieae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Armenia, Georgia
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WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey
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=314579.
Accessed 18 July 2025.