Medicago syriaca E. Small GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago syriaca E. Small

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Spirocarpos

Subsection:

Pachyspireae

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

435439

Place of publication:

Canad. J. Bot. 68:1476. 1990

Verified:

01/01/0001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

24 (24 active, 24 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

No images

Reference(s)

Béna, G. et al. 2005. Medicago - Sinorhizobium symbiotic specificity evolution and the geographic expansion of Medicago. J. Evol. Biol. 18:1547-1558.
Small, E. 1990. Medicago syriaca, a new species. Canad. J. Bot. 68:1473-1478.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: 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=435439. Accessed 18 July 2025.