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Taxon:  Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Rotatae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23686
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Medicago no. 2. 1768
Verified:
06/10/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
37 (37  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medicago polymorpha L. var. scutellata L.

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Reference(s)
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    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
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Common names
English
snail medic –
snail medick –
snail trefoil –
snail-clover –
German
Schneckenklee –
Italian
medica scutellata –
Portuguese
luzerna-escudelada –
Swedish
snäcklusern –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern Asia******  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey w. & s.
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraine s. & Krym (natzd.?)
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2Cultivated    also cult.
3AdventiveSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay s.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, ******, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (w. & s.)
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Ukraine (s. & Krym (natzd.?))
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Adventive
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires]
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Uruguay (s.)
Economic Uses
Animal food
Environmental
soil improver (fide Cover Crop Database) –


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