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Taxon:  Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn



Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Leptospireae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23647
Place of publication:
Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:77. 1963
Verified:
05/22/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
611 (586  active, 364  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Medicago polymorpha L. (1197 active accession[s])
Medicago polymorpha L. var. denticulata (Willd.) Kerguelen (1383 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. var. brevispina Benth.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
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Reference(s)
  1. Brockwell, J. & F. W. Hely. 1966. Symbiotic characteristics of Rhizobium meliloti: an appraisal of the systematic treatment of nodulation and nitrogen fixation interactions between hosts and rhizobia of diverse origins. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 17:885-899.
  2. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  3. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  4. Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
  5. Stirton, C. H. 1982. The genus Medicago (Leguminosae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 14:31.
  6. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. Flora of Iraq. 1966-
  7. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. Flora palaestina. 1966-
  8. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. 1996, 1999
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1Native     
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
Native ()
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, 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=23647. Accessed 17 July 2025.


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