Medicago laciniata
Cut Leaf Medic, Cut Leaved Medic
Other regional names: Cut Leaved Medick +2 more
- Cut Leaved Medick
- Cutleaf Medick
- Tattered Medick
Also known as: Medicago aschersoniana f. pilosula Urb. +17 more
- Medicago aschersoniana f. pilosula Urb.
- Medicago aschersoniana Urb.
- Medicago aschersoniana var. brachyacantha (Boiss.) Urb.
- Medicago aschersoniana var. macrantha Urb.
- Medicago diffusa Poir.
- Medicago laciniata subsp. aschersoniana (Urb.) Thell.
- Medicago laciniata subsp. brevispina (Benth. ex Urb.) Arcang.
- Medicago laciniata subsp. longispina (Benth. ex Urb.) Arcang.
- Medicago laciniata subsp. schimperiana (Hochst. ex Boiss.) P.Fourn.
- Medicago laciniata var. brachyacantha Boiss.
- Medicago laciniata var. brachyantha Boiss.
- Medicago laciniata var. brevidenticulata Candargy
- Medicago laciniata var. brevispina Benth. ex Urb.
- Medicago laciniata var. diffusa (Poir.) F.M.Vázquez
- Medicago laciniata var. integrifolia Delile
- Medicago laciniata var. integriuscula Cuisin
- Medicago laciniata var. intermedia Nègre
- Medicago laciniata var. leonis Sennen & Mauricio
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Medicago laciniata (commonly known as Cut-Leaf Medic or Cut-Leaved Medic) is an annual belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Botswana, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Baltic States, Corse, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New South Wales, New York, Ontario, Queensland, South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Victoria, Western Australia