Medicago aculeata Willd. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago aculeata Willd.

Synonym of Medicago doliata Carmign. var. muricata Heyn

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Spirocarpos

Subsection:

Pachyspireae

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

314583

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 3(2):1410. 1802 (non Gaertn. 1791)

Comment:

an illegitimate later homonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use
an illegitimate later homonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use
M. aculeata Gaertn. = nom. ambig.

Verified:

02/16/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

82 (82 active, 82 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)

Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. Flora of Libya. 1976-
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.
Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:111.
Meikle, R. D. Flora of Cyprus. 1977-1985
Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980

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=314583. Accessed 18 July 2025.