Medicago murex

Taxonavigation[edit]

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 murex

Name[edit]

Medicago murex Willd., 1802

Synonyms[edit]

Medicago ciliaris ssp. murex (Willd.) Bonnier & Layens, Fl. Fr.: 75 (1894)
Medicago heterocarpa Spach ex Durieu, Expl. Sci. Algérie, Atlas: t. 89, f. 2 (1849)
Medicago juliae Sennen & Mauricio, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 78: 186 (1931)
Medicago lesinsii E.Small, Canad. J. Bot. 63: 733 (1985)
Medicago murex f. sorrentinii (Tineo) Urb., Verh. Bot. Ver. Prov. Brandenb., 15: 73 (1873)
Medicago murex ssp. heterocarpa (Spach ex Durieu) Jauzein, Fl. Champs Cult.: 863 (1995)
Medicago murex ssp. inermis (Guss.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 164 (1882)
Medicago murex subvar. rodriguezii (Font Quer ex Casellas) O.Bolòs & Vigo, But. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., 38 Bot., 1: 69 (1974)
Medicago murex var. aculeata Urb., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15: 72 (1873)
Medicago murex var. breviseta Rouy, Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 5: 34 (1899)
Medicago murex var. brevispina Rouy, Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 5: 33 (1899)
Medicago murex var. inermis (Guss.) Urb., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15: 73 (1873)
Medicago murex var. macrocarpa Moris, Fl. Sard.1: 446 (1837)
Medicago murex var. ovata (Carmign.) Urb., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15: 73 (1873)
Medicago murex var. rodriguezii Font Quer
Medicago murex var. sicula (Tod.) Batt., Fl. Algérie [Batt. & Trab.] Dicot.: 231 (1889)
Medicago murex var. sorrentinii (Tineo) Batt., Fl. Algérie [Batt. & Trab.] Dicot.: 230 (1889)
Medicago muricula St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon, 7: 130 (1880)
Medicago ovata Carmign., Giorn. Accad. Ital. 5: 11 (1810)
Medicago sorrentinii Tod., Linnaea 30: 759 (1860)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey
Introduced into:
- Belgium, Germany

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Willdenow, C.L. 1803 ("1802"). Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 3, pars 2. pp. [851]–1474. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 3(2):1410.

Additional references[edit]

Verloove, F. & Heyneman, G. (2012). Merkwaardige plantencollecties van twee antropogene zaadbanken in Gent (Oost-Vlaanderen, België) Dumortiera 100: 19-24.
Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago murex 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 murex. Published online. Accessed: Jun 10 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago murex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago murex. 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 murex. Accessed: 10 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medicago murex in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Spiny Medick

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