Medicago arabica

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Species Distribution Map
Family:FABACEAE
Species:Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
Common Name:Spotted Medick; Spotted Bur Clover
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MEAR
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyFABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus Medicago
Species Medicago arabica (L.) Huds. - Spotted Medick; Spotted Bur Clover

Citation

Citation Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson, Fl. Angl. 288. 1762.
Basionym: Medicago polymorpha var. arabica L. 1753.
Type: Without data (lectotype: "Medica cochleata minor polycarpos annua capsula majore, alba, folio cordato, macula fusca notato" in Morison, Pl. Hist. Univ. 2(2): pl. 13(12). 1680). Lectotypified by Heyn, Bull. Res. Council Israel, Sect. D, Bot. 7: 157-177. 1959.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Medica arabica Medica arabica (Linnaeus) Medikus, Vorles. Churpfaelz. Phys.-Oecon. Ges. 2: 386. 1787.Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, var. arabica Linnaeus 1753. 
Medica echinata Medica echinata Lamarck, Fl. Franc. 2: 587. 1779 ("1778"), nom. illegit.Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson 1762; Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, var. arabica Linnaeus 1753. 
Medicago arabica subsp. inermis Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson, subsp. inermis Ricker, U.S.D.A. Bur. Pl. Industr. Bull. 267: 33. 1913. CHILE
Medicago cordata Medicago cordata Desrousseaux, in Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 636. 1792, nom. illegit.Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson 1762; Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, var. arabica Linnaeus 1753. 
Medicago maculata Medicago maculata Sibthorp, Fl. Oxon. 232. 1794, nom. illegit.Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson 1762; Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, var. arabica Linnaeus 1753. 
Medicago polymorpha var. arabica Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, var. arabica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 780. 1753. Without data (lectotype: Morison, Pl. Hist. Univ. 2(2): pl. 13(12). 1680). Lectotypified by Heyn, Bull. Res. Council Israel, Sect. D, Bot. 7: 157-177. 1959.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Conecuh, Coosa, Dallas, Hale, Houston, Jefferson, Lee, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1892 - 1977

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000012512 Lee 10 Apr 1949 Cunningham, Hugh B.
 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000012509 Lee 4 Apr 1955 Miller, W.W.
 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
JSU135479 Mobile 9 Apr 1976 Wayner, Gary A.
626		 JSU
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012507 Lee 30 Apr 1969 Gregory, J.M.
060		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000012547 Lee 2 Apr 1969 Seay, J.R.
31		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
TROY000031992 Marengo 12 Apr 2009 England, J. Kevin
1946		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UWAL0001554 Marengo 12 Apr 2009 England, J. Kevin
1946		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
JSU135478 Lee 30 Apr 1964 Bozarth, Gene A.
s.n.		 JSU
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UWAL0006952 Marengo 13 May 1993 Harris, J.W.
s.n.		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
UWAL0048107 Barbour 17 Mar 2019 Horne, Howard E.
4757		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012502 Calhoun 6 Apr 1968 O'Neal, Judy
 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
UWAL0006954 Sumter 05 Apr 1993 Draheim, Tim
s.n.		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
TROY000044888 Marengo 20 Apr 2013 England, J. Kevin
4141		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012508 Lee 2 Apr 1969 Chitwood, John C.
 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
UWAL0032874 Mobile 06 Mar 2010 England, J. Kevin
2255		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012514 Lee 16 Apr 1926 Gautt, W.L.
 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
UNA00017336 Tuscaloosa 20 Apr 1955 Chermock, Ottilie D.
s.n.		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000043827 Lee 17 Apr 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
CSP-621		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
UNA00017332 Hale 23 Apr 1966 Williams, Norris H.
226		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
UNA00017335 Tuscaloosa 12 Apr 1959 Edwards, Jackie
78		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000012511 Lee 10 May 1949 Cope, Will A.
 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000012504 Coosa 24 Apr 1972 Lochamy, J.S.
095		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
JSU135475 Calhoun 11 Apr 1971 Wayner, Gary A.
s.n.		 JSU
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UNA00017334 Tuscaloosa 10 Mar 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000012505 Houston 9 Feb 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5667		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
ALNHS00003120 Montgomery 26 Mar 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1617		 ALNHS
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
TROY000044916 Autauga 09 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
405		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
JSU135477 Lee 3 Apr 1973 Ponder, William
70		 JSU
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UNA00017339 Montgomery 16 Mar 1977 Harvey, Denise
91		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000012506 Lee 8 Apr 1969 Moore, Harold D.
055-69		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
UNA00017338 Lee 05 Apr 1973 Campbell, Benny
63		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
TROY000035572 Bullock 22 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
305		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
JSU135474 Calhoun 1 Mar 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
13		 JSU
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
TROY000019360 Jefferson 23 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11753		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UWAL0006953 Sumter 10 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5759		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
JSU135476 Jefferson 2 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8001		 JSU
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UNA00027613 10 Apr 1892 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
UWAL0011461 Bullock 22 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
305		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UNA00017337 Tuscaloosa 20 Apr 1955 Chermock, Ottilie D.
s.n.		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000041155 Dallas 16 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC155		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
TROY000046993 Pike 31 Oct 2018 Smith, Chelsea M.
11		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012513 10 May 1926 Anonymous
 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
UWAL0049963 Montgomery 08 Mar 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29192		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UWAL0046845 Autauga 09 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
405		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012555 Lee 2 Apr 1969 Hall, William G.
033		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
UNA00061241 Jefferson 23 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11753		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
UWAL0037060 Madison 02 Apr 2018 Finzel, Brian
s.n.		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UNA00017333 Tuscaloosa 01 Apr 1962 Deramus, Rebecca
86		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
SAMF0001769 Jefferson 11 Apr 2013 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5426		 SAMF
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
TROY000005404 Lee 17 Mar 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11113		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000038433 Morgan 23 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6243		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
UWAL0032413 Morgan 23 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6243		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012503 Conecuh 17 Mar 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2108		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
UNA00017340 Mobile 27 Mar 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D 310		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
TROY000050804 08 Mar 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29192		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012515 Macon 9 Apr 1967 Rankin, H.Taylor
55		 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
UNA00018331 Tuscaloosa 12 Mar 1957 Deason, Temd R.
s.n.		 UNA
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
TROY000031533 Calhoun 06 Apr 1968 O'Neal, Judy
s.n.		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012510 Lee 1 May 1950 Blankenship, Lua R.
 AUA
Medicago Arabica (L.) Huds.
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