Medicago hispida Gaertn. var. apiculata (Willd.) Burnat GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago hispida Gaertn. var. apiculata (Willd.) Burnat

Synonym of Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Spirocarpos

Subsection:

Leptospireae

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

438125

Verified:

01/01/0001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

611 (586 active, 364 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)

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.

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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=438125. Accessed 19 July 2025.