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
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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
UWAL0046845 Autauga 09 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
405		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
TROY000044916 Autauga 09 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
405		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UWAL0048107 Barbour 17 Mar 2019 Horne, Howard E.
4757		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UWAL0011461 Bullock 22 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
305		 UWAL
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
TROY000035572 Bullock 22 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
305		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
TROY000031533 Calhoun 06 Apr 1968 O'Neal, Judy
s.n.		 TROY
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012502 Calhoun 6 Apr 1968 O'NEAL, JUDY
 AUA
MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
JSU135475 Calhoun 11 Apr 1971 Wayner, Gary A.
s.n.		 JSU
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
JSU135474 Calhoun 1 Mar 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
13		 JSU
Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012503 Conecuh 17 Mar 1986 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
2108		 AUA
MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
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