Medicago littoralis

Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae

Medicago littoralis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Fabales
Family:  | Fabaceae
Subfamily:  | Faboideae
Genus:  | Medicago
Species:  |

M. littoralis

Binomial name
Medicago littoralis

Lois

Synonyms

* Medicago arenaria Ten.
* Medicago cylindracea DC.
* Medicago littoralis subsp. cylindracea (DC.) Nyman
* Medicago littoralis subsp. tricycla (DC.) J. M. Lainz
* Medicago striata sensu auct.ital.
* Medicago subinermis Bertol.
* Medicago tricycla DC.
* Medicago truncatula subsp. littoralis (Lois.) Ponert

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]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution and habitat
* 3 Agricultural uses
* 4 Gallery
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## 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

1. ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
2. ↑ "Medicago littoralis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MELI5.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ 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
5. ↑ "Medicago littoralis – Species Details". https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=4384.
6. ↑

* "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.

7. ↑ 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

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