Medicago sativa L. subsp. microcarpa Urb. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago sativa L. subsp. microcarpa Urb.

Synonym of Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh.

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Medicago

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

418864

Place of publication:

Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15:57. 1873

Comment:

may be the earliest applicable name for M. sativa subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh.

Verified:

08/20/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

197 (158 active, 147 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

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Reference(s)

Boulos, L. Flora of Egypt checklist. 1995
Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
Jensen, H. L. 1942. Nitrogen fixation in leguminous plants. 1. General characters of root-nodule bacteria isolated from species of Medicago and Trifolium in Australia. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 67(1-2):98-108.
Mansfeld, R. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. 1959

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Distribution

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=418864. Accessed 19 July 2025.