Medicago polymorpha L.

Medicago polymorpha L.

FABACEAE

- Pea family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

Taxon Page:

Name: Medicago polymorpha L.

Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 779 (1753)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Burclover

English name: bur medic

English name: bur trefoil

Spanish name: trébol de carretilla

French name: luzerne hérissée

Italian name: Erba medica polimorfa

German name: rauher Schneckenklee

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial

Synonyms:
= Medicago apiculata auct. non Willd.
= Medicago denticulata Willd.
= Medicago hispida Gaertn.
= Medicago hispida Gaertn. var. apiculata (Willd.) Urb.
= Medicago hispida Gaertn. var. confinis (W.D.J. Koch) Burnat
= Medicago polycarpa Willd.
= Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn
= Medicago polymorpha L. var. ciliaris (Ser.) Shinners
= Medicago polymorpha L. var. polygyra (Urb.) Shinners
= Medicago polymorpha L. var. tricycla (Gren. & Godr.) Shinners
= Medicago polymorpha L. var. vulgaris (Benth.) Shinners
= Medicago polymorpha L. f. apiculata (Willd.) Shinners

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn
2) Medicago polymorpha L. var. ciliaris (Ser.) Shinners
3) Medicago polymorpha L. var. polygyra (Urb.) Shinners
4) Medicago polymorpha L. var. tricycla (Gren. & Godr.) Shinners
5) Medicago polymorpha L. var. vulgaris (Benth.) Shinners

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Medicago
Species:

Page counter: 5647 ( AVG: 223.51 / 292.94 )

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Medicago polymorpha
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Frangini

Medicago polymorpha
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, Strada Vicentina, TS, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Medicago polymorpha
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Frangini

Medicago polymorpha
Habit and flowers at Paia, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Medicago polymorpha
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Medicago polymorpha
Credit: Photo by Enzo De Santis

Medicago polymorpha
Fruit at Haelaau Cabin Kaulalewelewe Puu Kukui, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Medicago polymorpha

Medicago polymorpha
Habit and burs at Kula, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Medicago polymorpha
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Isola di Capri, comune di Anacapri, lungo la strada che collega l'abitato al Faro., NA, Campania, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Medicago polymorpha
Habit and burs at Paia, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Medicago polymorpha
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image

Medicago polymorpha

Medicago polymorpha
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Frangini

Medicago polymorpha
Pantella flavescens at Makawao Forest Reserve, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Medicago polymorpha
Credit: Photo by Gianluca Nicolella - http://www.actaplantarum.org

Medicago polymorpha
Flower and fruit at Haelaau Cabin Kaulalewelewe Puu Kukui, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Medicago polymorpha
Credit: Photo by Gianluca Nicolella - http://www.actaplantarum.org

Medicago polymorpha
Credit: Photo by Enzo De Santis

Medicago polymorpha
Habit and flowers at Kula, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Medicago polymorpha

Medicago polymorpha
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Frangini

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WY), CAN (BC, NB, ON, QC, SK)

Distributional map for Medicago polymorpha L.
Map for Medicago polymorpha L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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More species:
1) Medicago polymorpha L. f. apiculata (Willd.) Shinners [154]
2) Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn [201]
3) Medicago polymorpha L. var. polygyra (Urb.) Shinners [96]
4) Medicago polymorpha L. var. vulgaris (Benth.) Shinners [179]
5) Medicago rigidula (L.) All. [827]
6) Medicago sativa L. [3407]
7) Medicago secundiflora Durand [excluded] [355]
8) Medicago tribuloides Desr. ex Lam. [187]
9) Medicago x varia Martyn [208]
10) Meesia uliginosa Hedw. var. alpina (Bruch) Hampe [127]

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