Taxon:
Medicago arborea L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:778. 1753
Verified:
05/22/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
moon trefoil – tree medic – tree medick – French
amourette jaune – luzerne arborescente – German
Baumschneckenklee – Portuguese
alfalfa-gigante – Spanish
alfalfa arbórea – Swedish
busklusern –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | incl. Crete |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | Aegean Islands | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | Hierro |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | Sicily | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Malta | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | c. |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | s. |
Native
Asia-Temperate
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Greece [Aegean Islands], Greece (incl. Crete) [Aegean Islands], Italy
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands (Hierro)]
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Italy [Sicily], Malta
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France, Portugal
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Chile (c.), Uruguay (s.)
Economic Uses
Animal food
Environmental
erosion control (fide Small, pers. comm.) –