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Magnoliopsida
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
EOL Text
Mediterranean region and Sinai.
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Mediterranean region, Europe, Asia; Introduced to temperate regions.
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IV, V, RM, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, Juan Fernandez
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Rights holder/Author | Pablo Gutierrez, IABIN |
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Annual, Herbs, Taproot present, Nodules present, Stems erect or ascending, Stems or bra nches arching, spreading or decumbent, Stems less than 1 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs glabrous or sparsely glabrate, Stems or young twigs sparsely to densely hairy, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules conspicuous, Stipules green, triangulate to lanceolate or foliaceous, Stipules persistent, Stipules adnate to petiole, Leaves compound, Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, Leaves odd pinnate, Leaflets dentate or denticulate, Leaflets opposite, Leaflets 3, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Leaves hairy on one or both surfaces, Inflorescences racemes, Inflorescences globose heads, capitate or subcapitate, Inflorescence axillary, Flowers zygomorphic, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx hairy, Petals separate, Corolla papilionaceous, Petals clawed, Petals orange or yellow, Banner petal ovoid or obovate, Wing petals narrow, oblanceolate to oblong, Wing petals auriculate, Wing tips obtuse or rounded, Keel tips obtuse or rounded, not beaked, Keel petals fused on sides or at tip, Stamens 9-10, Stamens diadelphous, 9 united, 1 free, Filaments glabrous, Style terete, Fruit a legume, Fruit unilocular, Fruit freely dehiscent, Fruit spirally coiled or contorted, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit spiny, bur-like, with hooked bristles or prickles, Fruit glabrous or glabrate, Fruit 1-seeded, Fruit 2-seeded, Seeds reniform, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.
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Rights holder/Author | Compiled from several sources by Dr. David Bogler, Missouri Botanical Garden in collaboration with the USDA NRCS NPDC |
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Foodplant / spot causer
immersed, then erumpent, brownish pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph of Ascochyta pisi causes spots on live pod of Medicago arabica
Remarks: season: 5-10
Foodplant / spot causer
amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph of Cercospora zebrina causes spots on live leaf of Medicago arabica
Remarks: season: 7-10
Foodplant / spot causer
pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph of Stagonospora meliloti causes spots on live leaf of Medicago arabica
Foodplant / parasite
mostly hypophyllous uredium of Uromyces pisi-sativi parasitises live leaf of Medicago arabica
Other: minor host/prey
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 9
Specimens with Barcodes: 9
Species With Barcodes: 1
Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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Medicago arabica (spotted medick, spotted burclover, heart clover) is a flowering plant of the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean basin but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.
References[edit]
- ^ "ILDIS page on Medicago arabica". Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ The use of these varieties is deprecated since intermediate forms are as frequent as the extreme forms used to identify the varieties.
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