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Taxon:  Medicago tornata (L.) Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Pachyspireae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23696
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Medicago no. 3 "tornato", errata. 1768
Comment:
  • Miller cited the same phrase name as L.
  • same priority as M. italica, but first united by Fiori (1925), who chose M. italica
Verified:
05/23/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
849 (833  active, 812  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)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. Flora of Libya. 1976-
  3. Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. The Leguminosae. A source book of characteristics, uses, and nodulation. 1981
  4. Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
  5. Greuter, W. 1986. Medicago italica (Miller) Fiori. In: W. Greuter & T. Raus (eds.), Med-Checklist notulae, 13. Willdenowia 16:112.
  6. Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:85.
  7. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
  8. Lesins, K. A. & I. Lesins. 1979. Genus Medicago (Leguminosae). A taxogenetic study. 1979 155.
  9. Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
  10. Sales, F. & I. C. Hedge. 1994. Medicago L. (Leguminosae): typification and nomenclature. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 51:322.
  11. Small, E. et al. 1981. The taxonomic value of floral characters in tribe Trigonelleae (Leguminosae), with special reference to Medicago. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1581.
  12. Small, E. 1981. A numerical analysis of major groupings in Medicago employing traditionally used characters. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1555.
  13. Smythies, B. E. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882. 1984-1986
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
  15. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. Flora palaestina. 1966-
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=23696. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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