Biology:Medicago littoralis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. littoralis
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| Medicago littoralis Lois
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Medicago littoralis is an annual plant species of the genus Medicago. Its native range encompasses the Mediterranean Basin, from Macaronesia to the Caucasus; it has been introduced elsewhere. It is useful as a forage for livestock. As a leguminous plant, it is capable of adding nitrogen to soils, through its symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which enables nitrogen fixation. Common names include shore medick,[1] water medick,[2] coastal medick, and strand medick.[3]
Description
Medicago littoralis is a prostrate or procumbent herb, occasionally with an ascending habit.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
The species has been introduced to Belgium, the US states of Florida and New Jersey, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and to parts of Australia.[3] It is naturalised in South Australia and considered "alien" but non-invasive in Western Australia.[5][6]
Agricultural uses
'Seraph', is a specially bred variety of M. littoralis, selected for its resistance to powdery mildew and tolerance of sulfonylurea herbicide residues.[7]
Gallery
seed pods
References
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ "Medicago littoralis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MELI5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel" (in en). Kew Science. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506264-1.
- ↑ Howie, Jake; Lloyd, David (2009), Factsheet – Strand medic, Pastures Australia, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), Dairy Australia, https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/pastures/Html/Strand_medic.htm
- ↑ "Medicago littoralis – Species Details". https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=4384.
- ↑
- "Fact sheet for Medicago littoralis". Fact sheet for Medicago littoralis. The State Herbarium of South Australia: Government of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?genus=Medicago&species=littoralis.
- "Medicago littoralis Loisel. Strand Medic". Medicago littoralis Loisel. Strand Medic. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science; Government of Western Australia. https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4075.
- ↑ Peck, David; South Australian Research and Development Institute (28 June 2021). "Strand Medic (Medicago littoralis) Variety: 'Seraph'". Plant Varieties Journal 34 (1): 297–299. ISSN 1030-9748. https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/tools-and-research/professional-resources/ip-rights-journals/plant-varieties-journals. (PDF direct download – 5 MB)
External links
- International Legume Database & Information Services
- "Environmental weed risk assessment" Department of Primary Industries, Government of Western Australia
- "Strand medic" Pasture species and varieties. Department of Primary Industries, Government of New South Wales
Wikidata ☰ Q286989 entry
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