Details for: PI 244673, Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori, 'HELIX'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori
Cultivar:
'HELIX'
Origin:
Donated – India
Received by NPGS:
19 Dec 1957
PI Assigned:
1957
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countPI 244673 93i 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 italica (Mill.) Fiori
Cultivar:
'HELIX'
Origin:
Donated – India
Received by NPGS:
19 Dec 1957
PI Assigned:
1957
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Donated
19 December 1957.
India
Comment: Cultivar status not postively established. See comment in General Narration.
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'HELIX'
Type: Cultivar name

G 6882
Type: Site identifier
Group: GENEVA
Ids used by the North Eastern Plant Intro. Station; N. Y.
Northeast Regional PI Station

Narrative
Probably variety helix. Appears to have heat and drought resistance. Annual, pubescent or villous. Pod lenticular, thin flat. Flowers in March-April. Native to Mediterranean area, (NPGS Site Index Card).
Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Pachyspireae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

314582
Place of publication:

A. Fiori & G. Paoletti, Iconogr. fl. ital. ed. 2:237. 1921
Comment:
Fiori, in Nuov. fl. ital. 1:832. 1925, first united Medicago italica and M. tornata, two names of equal priority, choosing M. italica
Verified:
02/15/1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medica italica Mill.

Autonym(s)
Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori subsp. italica

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdisc medic  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 2:874.
Swedishskivlusern  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 15 Feb 1989, from Medicago tornata (L.) Mill. var. aculeata (Guss.) Heyn to Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 17 Sep 1986, from Medicago obscura Retz. to Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHWinter vigorWinter vigor5 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = LOWEST) MEDIC.WINTVIGOR.93.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
GROWTHWinter vigorWinter vigor8 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = LOWEST) MEDIC.WINTVIGOR.89.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
GROWTHGrowth habitPlant growth habit5 - (1 = ERECT, 9 = PROSTRATE) MEDIC.GROWTHHAB.89.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
GROWTHGrowth habitPlant growth habit8 - (1 = ERECT, 9 = PROSTRATE) MEDIC.GROWTHHAB.93.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed weight 100Weight of 100 seeds in grams.0.22 MEDIC.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPISPI 244673 93i SD
PHENOLOGYDays to flowerDays from seeding to first open flower116 MEDIC.DAYSFLOWER.93.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYDays to flowerDays from seeding to first open flower147 MEDIC.DAYSFLOWER.89.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONBiomass Among SpeciesPlant biomass among species3 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = POOR) MEDIC.BIOMASS.93.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONBiomass Among SpeciesPlant biomass among species7 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = POOR) MEDIC.BIOMASS.89.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONVisual pod productionVisual pod production7 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = POOREST) MEDIC.PODPRODUCT.93.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONVisual pod productionVisual pod production7 - (1 = HIGHEST, 9 = POOREST) MEDIC.PODPRODUCT.89.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONGrams of seed producedGrams of seed produced115 MEDIC.GRAMSPROD.93.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONGrams of seed producedGrams of seed produced43 MEDIC.GRAMSPROD.89.GRAVESPI 244673 89i SDNot Available