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Medicago polymorpha L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Fabales
family
Fabaceae
genus
Medicago
species
Medicago polymorpha

Name

Synonyms
? confinus W.D.J.Koch
Medica apiculata (Willd.) Greene
Medica bimuricata Moench
Medica denticulata (Willd.) Greene
Medica denticulata Bubani, 1899
Medica pentacycla (DC.) Bubani
Medica polymorpha (L.) Scop.
Medica reticulata (Benth.) Bubani
Medicago aculeata Gaertn.
Medicago apiculata Willd.
Medicago apiculata var. confinis W.D.J.Koch
Medicago apiculata var. legionensis Gand.
Medicago berteroana Moris
Medicago bimuricata Retz.
Medicago bimuricata Retz. ex Steud.
Medicago canescens Graham
Medicago caspia Gruner
Medicago caspia Gruner ex Boiss.
Medicago caspica Jacq.
Medicago caspica Jacq. ex Spreng.
Homonyms
Medicago polymorpha L.
Medicago polymorpha Roxb.
Common names
Black Medick in English
Bur Medic in English
Bur Medick in English
Bur Trefoil in English
Burclover in English
Burclover in English
Burclover in English
Burclover in English
California Bur-Clover in English
California Burclover in English
California bur-clover in English
California burclover in language.
Hairy Medic in English
Krog-sneglebælg in Danish
Rauer Schneckenklee in German
Rough Medic in English
Ruige rupsklaver in Dutch
Schwarzer Schneckenklee in German
Schwarzer Schneckenklee, Rauher Schneckenklee in German
Toothed Bur Clover in English
Toothed Bur-Clover in English
Toothed Medic in English
Toothed Medick in English
Trefoil-Clover in English
bur clover in language.
bur medic in English
bur medick in English
bur trefoil in English
burclover in English
carretón de amores in Spanish
gaejari in language.
hairy medic in English
luzerne hérissée in French
luzerne polymorphe in French
medica ispida in Italian
nafal in Arabic
nan mu xu in language.
ogaviljane lutsern in Estonian
rauher Schneckenklee in German
rough medic in English
ruige rupsklaver in Dutch
szúrós lucerna in Hungarian
tagglusern in Swedish
tolice mnohotvará in Czech
toothed bur-clover in English
toothed medic in English
toothed medick in English
toothed medick in language.
trefoil-clover in English
trevo-de-flor-amarela in Portuguese

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Karlsson (2004-03-18 23:00:00) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021cwj), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=MEPO3
  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021cwj), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=MEPO3
  5. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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