Medicago littoralis

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]

## Description

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Medicago littoralis is a prostrate or procumbent herb, occasionally with an ascending habit.[3][4]

## Distribution and habitat

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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

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'Seraph', is a specially bred variety of M. littoralis, selected for its resistance to powdery mildew and tolerance of sulfonylurea herbicide residues.[7]

## Gallery

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*   *   * seed pods

## References

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1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Medicago littoralis​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
3. ^ a b c "Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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 - via Lucid Keys Central Archived 16 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "Medicago littoralis – Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
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* "Fact sheet for Medicago littoralis". The Electronic Flora of South Australia. The State Herbarium of South Australia: Government of South Australia.
* "Medicago littoralis Loisel. Strand Medic". Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science; Government of Western Australia.

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. (PDF direct download – 5 MB)

## External links

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* 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

Taxon identifiers

Medicago littoralis|

* Wikidata: Q286989
* Wikispecies: Medicago littoralis
* AoFP: 4384
* APA: 5470
* APDB: 147170
* APNI: 59428
* CoL: 3YNLY
* Ecocrop: 7653
* eFloraSA: Medicago_littoralis
* EoL: 703641
* EPPO: MEDLI
* EUNIS: 170594
* FloraBase: 4075
* FoIO: MEDLIT
* GBIF: 2965485
* GRIN: 23612
* iNaturalist: 165209
* IPNI: 506264-1
* IRMNG: 10182873
* ITIS: 503720
* IUCN: 176599
* NatureServe: 2.130374
* NBN: NHMSYS0000460636
* NCBI: 75626
* Observation.org: 132258
* Open Tree of Life: 193971
* PalDat: Medicago_littoralis
* PFI: 2585
* Plant List: ild-8515
* PLANTS: MELI5
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506264-1
* WoI: 1767
* WFO: wfo-0000213450

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