Details for: PI 631609, Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang., W6 14154


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.
Top Name:
W6 14154
Origin:
Collected – Nepal
Received by NPGS:
30 Nov 1993
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 631609 94i 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 sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.
Top Name:
W6 14154
Origin:
Collected – Nepal
Received by NPGS:
30 Nov 1993
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
October 1985.
Nepal
Locality: Field margin, naturally occuring along irrigated canals. Jomsom, Mustang
Coordinates: 29.0000, 84.0000 (Map it)
Elevation: 2682m.

Collector(s):
Donated
30 November 1993.
Utah, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
W6 14154
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative
Abundant yellow-flower with sickle-shaped seed pod. Very occasional yellow variegated flowers, abundant forage. First cut in late May or early June. Second cut usually made between Sept. 15 and Oct. 10. Usually hand harvested for winter forage
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
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Citations
  • Brummer, E. C., P. M. Cazarro, & D. Luth. 1999. Ploidy determination of alfalfa germplasm accessions using flow cytometry. Crop Sci. (Madison) 39:1202-1207. Number of accessions cited: 288
Pedigree

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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CYTOLOGICChromosome numberChromosome number (x = 8)325ALFALFA.CHROMNUM.97.BRUMMERPI 631609 94i SD
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.17 ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 631609 94i SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower colorFlower color.YEL - YELLOW8ALFALFA.FLOWCOLOR.97.BRUMMERPI 631609 94i SD
PRODUCTIONSeed productivitySeed productivity. coded 1-9.8 - (1 = HIGH, 9 = LOW) ALFALFA.SEEDPROD.94.PEADENPI 631609 94i SD