Taxon:  Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel. var. littoralis



Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Pachyspireae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
437575
Verified:
04/03/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel. (180 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteHeyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyHeyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaHeyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesHeyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Krasnodar]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Heyn, C. C. 1963. The annual species of Medicago. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:93-94.
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=437575. Accessed 12 May 2026.