Medicago hemicycla Grossh. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago hemicycla Grossh.

Synonym of Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Medicago

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

23591

Place of publication:

Zap. Naucno-Prikl. Otd. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 4:147. 1925

Verified:

11/18/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

414 (370 active, 287 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)

Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
Gunn, C. R. et al. 1978. Classification of Medicago sativa L. using legume characters and flower colors. Techn. Bull. U.S.D.A. 1574:15.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
Lesins, K. A. & I. Lesins. 1979. Genus Medicago (Leguminosae). A taxogenetic study. 1979 100.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
Small, E. Alfalfa and relatives: evolution and classification of Medicago. 2011
Stirton, C. H. 1982. The genus Medicago (Leguminosae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 14:34.

Common names

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=23591. Accessed 19 July 2025.