Medicago arabica

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	FABACEAE
Species:	Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
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
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	FABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus	Medicago
Species	Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson - Spotted Medick; Spotted Bur Clover

Citation

Citation	MEDICAGO ARABICA (Linnaeus) Hudson, Fl. Angl. 288. 1762.
Basionym:	Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, var. arabica Linnaeus 1753.
Type:	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.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
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, Bullock, Calhoun, Conecuh, Coosa, Hale, Houston, Jefferson, Lee, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU135478	Lee	30 Apr 1964	Gene A. Bozarth s.n.	JSU Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012511	Lee	10 MAY 1949	COPE, WILL A.	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UNA00018331	Tuscaloosa	12 Mar 1957	Temd R. Deason s.n.	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
UNA00017339	Montgomery	16 Mar 1977	Denise Harvey 91	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000012514	Lee	16 APR 1926	GANTT, W. L.	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UWAL0006952	Marengo	13 May 1993	Harris, J.W. s.n.	UWAL Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
TROY000031992	Marengo	12 Apr 2009	J. Kevin England 1946	TROY Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012506	Lee	8 APR 1969	MOORE, HAROLD D. 055-69	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UWAL0006953	Sumter	10 Apr 2010	Keener, Brian R. 5759	UWAL Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000012502	Calhoun	6 APR 1968	O'NEAL, JUDY	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UNA00017332	Hale	23 Apr 1966	Norris H. Williams 226	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
TROY000044888	Marengo	20 Apr 2013	J. Kevin England 4141	TROY Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
JSU135474	Calhoun	1 Mar 1992	J. M. Ballard 13	JSU Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012504	Coosa	24 APR 1972	LOCHAMY, JAMES S. 095	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
JSU135476	Jefferson	2 Apr 1976	R. D. Whetstone 8001	JSU Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012512	Lee	10 APR 1949	CUNNINGHAM, HUGH B.	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UNA00017335	Tuscaloosa	12 Apr 1959	Jackie Edwards 78	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
AUA000012507	Lee	30 APR 1969	GREGORY, J. M. 060	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
JSU135475	Calhoun	11 Apr 1971	Gary Wayner s.n.	JSU Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012508	Lee	2 APR 1969	CHITWOOD, JOHN C.	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UWAL0046845	Autauga	09 Mar 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 405	UWAL Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UNA00061241	Jefferson	23 Apr 2003	D. D. Spaulding 11753	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
UNA00017340	Mobile	27 Mar 1965	Rebecca Deramus D 310	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
UWAL0001554	Marengo	12 Apr 2009	England, J. Kevin 1946	UWAL Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012513		10 MAY 1926	ANONYMOUS	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UWAL0032874	Mobile	06 Mar 2010	England, J. Kevin 2255	UWAL Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UWAL0032413	Morgan	23 Apr 2016	England, J. Kevin 6243	UWAL Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UNA00027613		10 Apr 1892	Charles Mohr s.n.	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
UNA00017336	Tuscaloosa	20 Apr 1955	O. D. Chermock s.n.	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
TROY000035572	Bullock	22 Feb 2012	Bailee Dykes 305	TROY Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
JSU135479	Mobile	9 Apr 1976	G. Wayner 626	JSU Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012510	Lee	1 MAY 1950	BLANKENSHIP, LUA R.	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UWAL0037060	Madison	02 Apr 2018	Finzel, Brian s.n.	UWAL Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012505	Houston	9 FEB 1989	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 5667	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UNA00017333	Tuscaloosa	1 Apr 1962	Rebecca Deramus 86	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
SAMF0001769	Jefferson	11 Apr 2013	Davenport, L. J. 5426	SAMF Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
TROY000031533	Calhoun	06 Apr 1968	Judy O'Neal s.n.	TROY Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
UWAL0011461	Bullock	22 Feb 2012	Dykes, Bailee 0305	UWAL Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
TROY000044916	Autauga	09 Mar 2017	Matthew Parker 405	TROY Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
TROY000019360	Jefferson	23 Apr 2003	Daniel D. Spaulding 11753	TROY Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012515	Macon	9 APR 1967	RANKIN, H. TAYLOR 55	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UNA00017337	Tuscaloosa	20 Apr 1955	O. D. Chermock s.n.	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
JSU135477	Lee	3 Apr 1973	William Ponder 70	JSU Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012509	Lee	4 APR 1955	MILLER, W. W.	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
AUA000038433	Morgan	23 Apr 2016	ENGLAND, J. KEVIN 6243	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
TROY000005404	Lee	17 Mar 2002	Daniel D. Spaulding 11113	TROY Medicago arabica (Linnaeus) Hudson
AUA000012503	Conecuh	17 MAR 1986	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 2108	AUA MEDICAGO ARABICA (L.) HUDS.
UNA00017334	Tuscaloosa	10 Mar 1955	Joe A. Farmer s.n.	UNA Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
UWAL0006954	Sumter	05 Apr 1993	Draheim, Tim s.n.	UWAL Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.

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Data last modified: 8/6/2020

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Citation Information:

Keener, B. R., A.R. Diamond, L. J. Davenport, P. G. Davison, S. L. Ginzbarg, C. J. Hansen, C. S. Major, D. D. Spaulding, J. K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2020. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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