Details for: W6 37070, Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh., ARM09-91


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh.
Top Name:
ARM09-91
Origin:
Collected – Armenia
Received by NPGS:
14 Dec 2009
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed100 countW6 37070 2011i SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh.
Top Name:
ARM09-91
Origin:
Collected – Armenia
Received by NPGS:
14 Dec 2009
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
11 July 2009.
Armenia
Locality: Kotajk region, border of Ere buni reserve
Coordinates: 40.1472, 44.5981 (Map it)
Elevation: 1200m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Landowner: Government; Protection: Not protected; Soil Texture: Clay loam; Soil Moisture: Dry; Exposure: Sun; Slope: 6-10%;Aspect: S; Landuse: Not used/managed; Land Element: Midslope
Number of plants sampled: 10
Comment: Habitat description: Steppe; Area Sampled: 400 sq ; Distribution Pattern: Patchy; Distribution Abundance: Abundant; Seeds Collected From: Plants; Seed harvest time: Mid season
Collector(s):
Donated
12 December 2009.
Washington, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
ARM09-91
Type: Collector identifier

W6 37070
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative
Medicago sativa L. subspp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh.
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Medicago
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

104921
Place of publication:

Fl. sred. juz. ross. 1:226. 1895
Verified:
05/22/1987 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. falcata (L.) Arcang. (453 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 caerulea Less. ex Ledeb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago caerulea Less. ex Ledeb. var. caerulea

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago hemicoerulea Sinskaya
Medicago sativa L. subsp. microcarpa Urb.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblue alfalfa  1Small, E. 2011. Alfalfa and relatives: evolution and classification of Medicago NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Canada.
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 11 Jan 2011, from Medicago sativa L. to Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.28 ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISW6 37070 2011i SD