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Details for: W6 4603,
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal., 729
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal.
Top Name:
729
Origin:
Collected – Italy
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
11 Feb 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
100 count
W6 4603 95i SD
Seed available for distribution is a limited resource. The quantity of seed distributed is hopefully sufficient to conduct the intended research. If additional seed is required, the recipient is urged to grow and reproduce the seed. Repeated requests for seed of the same accession will not be honored.
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal.
Top Name:
729
Origin:
Collected – Italy
Maintained:
Western Regional PI Station
Received by NPGS:
11 Feb 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
1962.
Italy
Locality:
Priverno-Fossanova.
Coordinates:
41.4667, 13.1833
(Map it)
Collector(s):
Lesins, K.A.
Donated
11 February 1990.
Alberta, Canada
Comment:
Designations by K.A. Lesins, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Alberta, Canada
Donor(s):
Seymour, P. N. D., University of Alberta
Accession Names and Identifiers
729
Type: Donor identifier
W6 4603
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS
Narrative
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal.
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Orbiculares
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23636
Place of publication:
Cat. piante Siena 60. 1776
Verified:
10/28/1988
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medicago polymorpha
L. var.
orbicularis
L.
Autonym(s)
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal. f.
orbicularis
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal. var.
orbicularis
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago cuneata
Woods
Medicago marginata
Willd.
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal. f.
biancae
Urb.
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal. var.
marginata
(Willd.) Benth.
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal. var.
microcarpa
Rouy
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
burless clover
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
burless trefoil
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
button medic
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
button medick
1
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English
button trefoil
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
button-clover
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
flat snail-clover
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
large-disc medic
1
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
English
snail trefoil
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Arabic
nafal
2
Migahid, A. M.
1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
French
luzerne orbiculaire
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian
medico orbicolare
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji
uzumaki-umagoyashi
2
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Spanish
mielga de caracolillo
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish
hjullusern
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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GROWTH
Growth habit
Plant growth habit
7 - (1 = ERECT, 9 = PROSTRATE)
MEDIC.GROWTHHAB.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Plant height measured in centimeters (mean of 3 mature plants).
7
MEDIC.HEIGHT.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Seed weight 100
Weight of 100 seeds in grams.
0.56
MEDIC.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS
W6 4603 95i SD
MORPHOLOGY
Pod Spines
Pod spines
1 - Smooth
MEDIC.SPINES.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Plant Maximal Spread
Plant maximal spread, width of the largest mature plant measured in centimeters.
25
MEDIC.SPREAD.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Days to Full Pod Production
Days from seeding to the first plant in full pod stage.
67
MEDIC.DAYSPOD.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaflet Width
Leaflet width in millimeters taken on 1 branch on 3 plants between second and third internode at prebloom stage
11
MEDIC.LEAFLETWD.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaflet Length
Leaflet length in millimeters taken on 1 branch on 3 plants between second and third internode at prebloom stage
10
MEDIC.LEAFLETLT.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Per Raceme
Number of flowers per raceme (mean of five randomly chosen flowering racemes from different plants)
1
MEDIC.FLOWERNOD.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Pods Per Raceme
Number of pods per raceme (mean of five randomly chosen racemes with pods from different plants)
0.8
MEDIC.PODNO.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Internode Length
Measured in centimeters on third internode from base on longest branch of three plants
0.5
MEDIC.INTERNOLG.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Days to flower
Days from seeding to first open flower
53
MEDIC.DAYSFLOWER.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Biomass Among Species
Plant biomass among species
7 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = POOR)
MEDIC.BIOMASS.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Visual pod production
Visual pod production
1 - HIGHEST
MEDIC.PODPRODUCT.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Biomass Within Species
Biomass within species compared to other accessions of that species.
9 - Lowest
MEDIC.BIOMSP.92.BAUCHAN
W6 4603 91i SD
Not Available