Medicago prostrata

Medicago prostrata

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 prostrata

Name

Medicago prostrata Jacq., 1771

Synonyms

• Medicago declinata Kit., Linnaea 32: 613 (1863)
• Medicago tenuifolia C.Presl, Fl. Sicul. 1: p. 20 (1826)
• Medicago pseudorupestris Hayek, Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Kl., Denks. 94: 172 (1917)
• Medicago prostrata var. glabra Micevski, Fl. Republ. Makedonija 1(5): 1417 (2001)
• Medicago prostrata f. glandulosa Micevski, God. Zborn. Biol., 25: 141 (1973)
• Medicago prostrata var. topolkae Micevski, God. Zborn. Biol., 25: 144 (1973)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Yugoslavia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N.J. 1770–1771. Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis. Vol. 1. Vindobonae: J.M. Gerold. 44 pp. 100 pl. BHL Reference page. : 1:39, t. 89.

Additional references

• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
• Small, E. (2011). Alfalfa and relatives. Evolution and classification of Medicago: 1-727. NRC Research Press, Ottawa.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago prostrata 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 prostrata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 10 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago prostrata. 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 prostrata. Accessed: 10 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medicago prostrata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 Jun 10.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Niederliegende Luzerne
français: luzerne couchée
italiano: erba medica prostrata
slovenščina: lucerna rozprestretá

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