Medicago astroites (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Trautv. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago astroites (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Trautv.

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Buceras

Subsection:

Erectae

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

418763

Place of publication:

Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8:271. 1841

Verified:

07/10/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

14 (14 active, 7 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Trigonella astroites Fisch. & C. A. Mey.

No images

Reference(s)

Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist. 1991
Small, E. & M. Jomphe. 1989. A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3274.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey

Native
Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan
WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, 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=418763. Accessed 20 July 2025.