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Taxon:  Medicago polymorpha L. var. denticulata (Willd.) Kerguelen



Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Leptospireae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
461912
Place of publication:
Index syn. fl. France 14. 1993
Verified:
10/26/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1387 (1383  active, 1202  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. polymorpha (2361 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medicago denticulata Willd.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago hispida Gaertn. var. denticulata (Willd.) Burnat
Medicago polymorpha L. var. vulgaris Shinners, nom. inval.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago denticulata Willd. var. vulgaris Benth., nom. inval.
Medicago gracillima Tineo ex Urb., nom. inval.
Medicago hispida Gaertn. var. gracillima Rouy
Medicago polycarpa Willd. ex Steud.
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Reference(s)
  1. Kerguélen, M. Index synonymique de la Flore de France (on-line resource). 1999
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
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=461912. Accessed 17 July 2025.


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