Taxon: Medicago rigiduloides E. Small

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Spirocarpos

Subsection:

Pachyspireae

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

413160

Place of publication:

Canad. J. Bot. 68:2614. 1990

Verified:

04/06/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

218 (217 active, 210 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Invalid Designation(s)
Medicago rigidula auct. Asian

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Small, E. 1990. Medicago rigiduloides, a new species segregated from M. rigidula. Canad. J. Bot. 68:2614-2617.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan		Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus		Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran		Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq		Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel		Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan		Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon		Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria		Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Reference(s)

Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago rigidula Desr.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=413160. Accessed 15 April 2026.