Medicago sativa
Synonymy
Source: 2010: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS)
Medicago sativa, Sp. Pl.: 778. 1753
Content
Distribution
dAE(G) Ab(A N) Ar Au(L) Be(B L) Br dBu Cy dGa(F) Gg He Hs(S) It dLu Rf(C CS E S) Sy Tu(A) [Ag Al Au(A) Bl By Ca Cm Co Cr Cz Da Eg Es Fe Ge Gr Hb(E) Ho Hu Ir Jo Ju La Le Lt Ma Mo No Po Rf(K N NW) Rm Sa Si(S) Sn Su Tn Tu(E) Uk]
Euro+Med not endemic: Albania introduced ‒ introducedA,B; Algeria introduced ‒ introducedA; Armenia native; Austria, with Liechtenstein (Austria introduced ‒ introducedB, Liechtenstein native); Azerbaijan native (Azerbaijan (core) native, Nakhchivan native); Baleares introduced ‒ introducedA,B; Belarus introduced ‒ introducedC,D; Belgium, with Luxembourg (Belgium native, Luxembourg native); Bulgaria native: doubtfully native; Canary islands introducedE; Corsica introduced ‒ introducedA,B; Crete, with Karpathos introduced ‒ introducedA,B,F; Crimea introduced ‒ introducedD,G,H; Cyprus native; Denmark introduced ‒ introducedB; East Aegean islands (Greek East Aegean islands native: doubtfully nativeA); Egypt introduced ‒ introducedA; Estonia introduced ‒ introducedD,I; Finland introduced ‒ introducedB; Former Czechoslovakia introduced ‒ introducedB; Former Yugoslavia introduced ‒ introducedA,B; France, with Channel is. and Monaco (France native: doubtfully native); Georgia native; Germany introduced ‒ introducedB; Great Britain native; Greece introduced ‒ introducedA,B; Hungary introduced ‒ introducedB; Ireland, with N Ireland (Ireland introduced ‒ introducedB); Israel/Palestine introducedE; Israel/Palestine-Jordan introduced; Italy, with San Marino and Vatican City native; Jordan introducedE; Latvia introducedD,J; Lebanon introducedE; Lebanon-Syria introduced; Lithuania introducedD,K; Moldova introducedD,L; Morocco introduced ‒ introducedA; Netherlands introduced ‒ introducedB; Norway introduced ‒ introducedB; Poland introduced ‒ introducedB; Portugal native: doubtfully native; Romania introduced ‒ introducedB; Russia native (C European Russia native, E European Russia native, Kaliningrad region introducedD,M, N European Russia introducedD,N,O,P, NW European Russia introduced ‒ introducedD,Q, North Caucasus native, S European Russia native); Sardinia introduced ‒ introducedA,B; Sicily, with Malta (Sicily introduced ‒ introducedA); Sinai introducedA; Spain, with Gibraltar and Andorra (Spain native); Sweden introduced ‒ introducedB; Switzerland native; Syria native; Tunisia introduced ‒ introducedA; Turkey (Turkey, Asiatic part native ‒ nativeA, Turkey-in-Europe introduced ‒ introducedA,B,R); Ukraine introduced ‒ introducedD,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y; Ukraine, with Crimea introduced ‒ introducedD
Common Names
Aragonese (Spain): alfalZ, alfalceZ, alfalcesZ, alfalfaZ, alfalfeZ, alfalzZ, alfalzeZ, alfanceZ, alfanseZ, alfauceZ, alfásZ, almiercaZ, amelcaZ, amielcasZ, mielcaZ, mielcasZ, mielcónZ, mielgaZ; Armenian (Armenia): Arvuit TzanoviAA; Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese (Spain): alfalfaZ; Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan): Ekin GarayonchaAB; Basque (Spain): alpapaZ, argi-belarZ, argi-belarraZ, argibelarrZ, arguibelarraZ, arquibelarraZ, betarakiZ, betarakiaZ, betarokiaZ, idarrbeltzZ, illarbelchaZ, luzernaZ, parantze-bedarrZ, parantze-belarrZ, parrastuZ, porrastuZ, prantzes bedarrZ, prantzes belarrZ, prantzes-belarraZ; Belarusian (Belarus): Lyutzerna PasyaounayaAC, MyadunkaAC; Catalan; Valencian (Mallorca): alfalçZ; Catalan; Valencian (Menorca): anfausZ; Catalan; Valencian (Spain): alfalZ, alfalsAD, alfàsAD, aufalsAD, aufausAD, cruximelgaAD, herba alfalsAD, herba falsAD, huserdaAD, melcaAD, melgaAD, melgóAD, mèligaAD, raselóAD, ufalsAD, usardaAD, userdaAD, userdasAD; Estonian (Estonia): Harilik LutsernAE; Finnish (Finland): SinimailanenAF, sinimailanenAG; French (France): AlfalfaAF, LucerneAH, Luzerne CultiveeAI; Galician (Spain): alfalfaAD, alforfaAD, alfortaAD, luzernaAD, melgaAD, trebo caracolAD, trevo caracolAD; Georgian (Georgia): Chveulebrivi IondzhaAJ; German (Germany): Blaue LuzerneAF, SaatluzerneAF; German: LuzerneAK; High Aragonese (Spain): alfalzAD, alfalzeAD, alfanzeAD, alfauzeAD, almiercaAD, amielcaAD, mielcaAD, mielcónAD, mielgaAD; Italian (Italy): Erba MedicaAF; Latvian (Latvia): Sejas LucernaAL; Lithuanian (Lithuania): Melynziede LiucernaAM; Majorcan (Mallorca): alfalsAD, alfalçAD, anfausAD, aufalsAD, aufausAD; Polish (Poland): Lucerna SiewnaAF; Portuguese (Portugal): LuzernaAF, alfalfaAD, alforfaAD, feno-de-borgonhaAD, luzernaAD, luzerna-de-sequeiroAD, medicagem dos pastosAD, melgaAD, melga dos pradosAD, melga-dos-pradosAD, trebo caracolAD, trevo caracolAD; Romanian (Moldova): Lucherne AlbastreAN; Romanian (Romania): LucernaAF; Russian (Russia Central): Lyutzerna PosevnayaAO, Lyutzerna SinyayaAP; Spanish; Castilian (Spain): Alfalfa RusticaAF, afalfeAD, afarfaAD, alfalAD, alfalceAD, alfalce bordoAD, alfalfaAD, alfalfa bravaAD, alfalfa mansaAD, alfalfa silvestreAD, alfalfeAD, alfalzAD, alfanceAD, alfangeAD, alfarfaAD, alfauceAD, alfazAD, alfásAD, alholvaAD, almiercaAD, amelcaAD, amielcasAD, arfarfaAD, carretónAD, carretón bordeAD, ervayeAD, falfaAD, farfaAD, melgaAD, mergaAD, miajeraAD, mielcaAD, mielcónAD, mielgaAD, mielgasAD, miergaAD, miergasAD, mierpesAD, nielgaAD, probayernosAD, trebolilloAD, trébol de EspañaAD, zarzaAD; Spanish; Castilian: MielgaAF; Swedish (Sweden & Finland): blålusernAG; Swedish (Sweden): BlalusernAF; Ukrainian (Ukraine): Lyutzerna PosivnaAQ; Valencian (Spain): alfalAD, alfalfeAD, alfalsAD, alfàsAD, anfalsAD, aufalsAD, falsAD, herbaAD, herba alfalsAD, herba d'alfalsAD, herba falsAD, melgaAD
Bibliography
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