Details for: PI 631667, Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang., 241


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.
Top Name:
241
Origin:
Collected – Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1996
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 631667 2002i SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.
Top Name:
241
Origin:
Collected – Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1996
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
05 September 1995.
Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation
Locality: Province Cherkessk-Karachayeysk Republic, 2 km east of Pregradnayc.
Coordinates: 43.9167, 41.2331 (Map it)
Elevation: 850m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Past logged, now grazed, hayed. Slope 0-5%, aspect S. Light open. Soil loam, pH neutral. Moist to seasonally dry, stream terrace. Vegetation closed, evergreen broad-leafed herb vegetation.
Number of plants sampled: 50

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
241
Type: Collector identifier
Group: VIR
Russian collector number

0084
Type: Collector identifier
U.S. collection number

W6 18467
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

GRA0795
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links

Narrative
Surrounding vegetation open deciduous forest with closed lower layers. Dominant tree species Fagus o., Quercus sp., Betula p. Dominant shrub species Laurocerasus officinalis, Ribes sp., Rosa sp. Dominant herb/grass species Achillea sp., Trifolium sp., Medicago sp., Geranium sp., Ambrosia sp., Daucus, Chicory, Dactylis g., Phleum p., Lolium p. Population distribution patchy, abundance frequent. Growth habit erect. Flower yellow. Extensive regional climate data available in spreadsheet format or image maps in raster format suitable for GIS analysis. Contact Dr. Stephanie L. Greene (sgreene@ars-grin.gov).
Medicago sativa L. subspp. falcata (L.) Arcang.
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Medicago
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

104918
Place of publication:

Comp. fl. ital. 160. 1882
Verified:
09/13/1988 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Medicago sativa L. (19 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. tunetana Murb. (7 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. (437 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh. (97 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. falcata (L.) Döll (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. viscosa (Rchb.) Posp. (15 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. glomerata (Balb.) Rouy (12 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa (3377 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. var. sativa (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medicago falcata L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago falcata L. subsp. falcata
Medicago falcata L. var. falcata

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago borealis Grossh.
Medicago difalcata Sinskaya
Medicago falcata L. var. romanica (Prodán) O. Schwarz & Klink.
Medicago quasifalcata Sinskaya
Medicago romanica Prodán
Medicago tenderiensis Opperman ex Klokov

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsickle alfalfa  1Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Englishsickle medic  1Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Englishsickle medick  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishyellow alfalfa  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishyellow lucerne  1Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Englishyellow-flower alfalfa as Medicago falcata1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
Frenchluzerne de Suède as Medicago falcata2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
Frenchluzerne jaune as Medicago falcata2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
GermanSichelklee as Medicago falcata2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
GermanSichelluzerne as Medicago falcata2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
Portugueseluzerna-de-sequeiro as Medicago falcata2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
Portuguese (Brazil)alfafa-de-provença  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)alfafa-falciforme  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishalfalfa amarilla as Medicago falcata2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
Spanishalfalfa sueca as Medicago falcata2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
Swedishgul-lusern  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseye mu xu as Medicago falcata2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Medicago falcata
Annotations
  • The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 01 Jan 1996, from Medicago falcata L. to Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CYTOLOGICChromosome numberChromosome number (x = 8)16 ALFALFA.CHROMOSOME.SAKIROGLU.2008PI 631667 2002i SD
CYTOLOGICChromosome numberChromosome number (x = 8)16 ALFALFA.CHROMOSOME.SAKIROGLU.2009PI 631667 2002i SD
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.22 ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 631667 2002i SD