Medicago praecox

Medicago praecox

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Trifolieae
Genus: Medicago
Species: Medicago praecox

Name

Medicago praecox DC., 1813

Synonyms

• Medicago pontificalis Gennari, Nuovo Giorn- Bot. Ital. 2: 132 (1870)
• Medica praecox (DC.) Bubani, Fl. Pyr., 2: 477 (1900)
• Medicago praecox f. coerulea-venosa Urb., Verh. Bot. Ver. Brandenb., 15: 75 (1873)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey, Yugoslavia Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is. Introduced into: Belgium, California, China South-Central, China Southeast, Great Britain, Hainan, Massachusetts, New South Wales, Oregon, South Australia, Sweden References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• de Candolle, A.P. 1813. Catalogus plantarum Horti Botanici Monspeliensis. Monspelii: J. Martel. Parisiis et Argentorati: A. Koenig. Bibliotheca Digital Reference page. : 123.

Additional references

• Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
• Small, E. (2011). Alfalfa and relatives. Evolution and classification of Medicago: 1-727. NRC Research Press, Ottawa.
• Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago praecox in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Medicago praecox. Published online. Accessed: Jun 10 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago praecox. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago praecox. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Medicago praecox. Accessed: 10 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medicago praecox in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 Jun 10.

Vernacular names

English: early medick

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