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Medicago L.
Mailaset Medick
Medicago, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Medicago, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Medicago (Fabaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Autophila dilucida, Bembecia ichneumoniformis, Coleophora fuscociliella, Colias alexandra edwardsii, C. croceus, C. erate, C. hyale, Cupido argiades, C. minimus, Erynnis tages, Euchrysops malathana, Glaucopsyche alexis, Heliothis peltigera, Lampides boeticus, Lasiocampa eversmanni, Polyommatus dorylas, P. kashgharensis, Spodoptera litura, Tomares ballus ballus, Zerene cesonia, Zizina labradus



[sp-1.jpg] 800x548 (~50Kb) France, Sophia Antipolis, 5.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela [sp-2.jpg] 800x527 (~76Kb) USA: Wallingford, Seattle, King Co., WA, 29.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela [sp-2x.jpg] 900x650 (~71Kb) USA: Wallingford, Seattle, King Co., WA, 29.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.



fiMedicago lupulina L.
Nurmimailanen Black Medick Nonesuch Humlelusern
Medicago lupulina ; [RK, 284]; [SK, 366]; [GMBOT, 510]
[lupulina-1.jpg] 1056x841 (~62Kb) Finland, Raahe, 1.8.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Colias eurytheme, Cupido comyntas, C. decoloratus, Euclidia mi, Glaucopsyche alexis melanoposmater


Medicago lupulina var. vulgaris W. D. J. Koch
Medicago lupulina var. lupulina ; [RK, 284]
[lupulina_lupulina-1a.jpg] 719x911 (~51Kb) Finland, Hamina, Meltti, 13.8.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio [lupulina_lupulina-1b.jpg] 802x1033 (~71Kb) Finland, Hamina, Meltti, 13.8.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Medicago lupulina var. glandulosa Mert. & W. D. J. Koch
Medicago lupulina var. willdenowiana ; [RK, 284]
Medicago lupulina var. willdenowii ; [SK, 366]
Medicago lupulina jalasii Rothm.
Medicago lupulina var. glanduligera ; [RK, 285]
[glanduligera-1a.jpg] 1323x931 (~81Kb) Finland, Hamina, Meltti, 13.8.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio [glanduligera-1b.jpg] 775x1086 (~100Kb) Finland, Hamina, Meltti, 13.8.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio


fiMedicago sativa L.
Sinimailanen Kylvömailanen Lucerne Alfalfa Blålusern Alfalfa
Medicago sativa ; [RK, 285]; [SK, 366]; [GMBOT, 510]

Foodplant for Cephonodes kingii, Chrysodeixis includens, Colias alexandra alexandra, C. croceus, C. erate formosana, C. eurytheme, C. phicomone phicomone, C. philodice philodice, Cupido argiades, Glaucopsyche alexis melanoposmater, G. lygdamus, Lacinipolia lustralis, L. stricta, L. vicina, Lampides boeticus, Leptotes marina, L. pirithous, Lygephila exsiccata, Nomophila noctuella, Oncocera semirubella, Plebejus argyrognomon, P. melissa, P. melissa, P. melissa melissa, Polyommatus ainsae, P. dolus, Vanessa cardui, Xylena vetusta, Zizeeria karsandra, Z. knysna, Z. knysna

Sinimailanen Blålusern Alfalfa
Medicago sativa sativa ; [RK, 285]
[sativa_sativa-1.jpg] 1408x1031 (~126Kb) Finland, Tampere, Tarastenjärvi, 27.8.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

fiM. s. falcata (L.) Arcang.
Sirppimailanen Sickle Medick Gullusern
Medicago falcata L.
Medicago falcata, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Medicago falcata ; [GMBOT, 510]
Medicago sativa falcata ; [RK, 285]
Medicago sativa var. falcata ; [SK, 366]
[falcata-1a.jpg] 979x734 (~234Kb) Estonia: Hiiumaa, Käina, Kassari, Esiküla, 28.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio [falcata-1b.jpg] 1044x783 (~197Kb) Estonia: Hiiumaa, Käina, Kassari, Esiküla, 28.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant as Medicago falcata for Polyommatus damon, P. icarus


Medicago sativa macrocarpa ; [SK, 366]
Medicago sativa var. vulgaris ; [SK, 366]
fiM. s. × varia (Martyn) Arcang.
Rehumailanen Mellanlusern
Medicago sativa falcata × sativa sativa
Medicago media Pers.
Medicago × sativa varia ; [RK, 285]
Medicago sativa var. varia ; [SK, 366]
[x__varia-1.jpg] 765x923 (~91Kb) Germany, Rügen, Lobkewitz, 27.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio


Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal.
Kiekkomailanen Snail Medick

Medicago truncatula Gaertner
Palikkamailanen Strong-spined Medick

Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel.
Rantamailanen

fiMedicago arabica (L.) Hudson
Laikkumailanen Araapian mailanen Spotted Medick Spotted Burclover Fläcklusern
Medicago maculata ?Willd.
Medicago maculata ?Sibth.
Medicago arabica ; [RK, 285]; [SK, 366]; [GMBOT, 510]

fiMedicago polymorpha L.
Piikkimailanen Hairy Medick California Burclover Bur Clover Tagglusern
Medicago hispida Gaertn.
Medicago nigra (L.); Krock
Medicago denticulata Willd.
Medicago polymorpha ; [RK, 285]
Medicago hispida ; [SK, 366]; [GMBOT, 510]

Foodplant for Colias croceus, C. erate formosana

Foodplant as Medicago hispida for Colias croceus, C. eurytheme, C. philodice philodice


fiMedicago minima (L.) L.
Pikkumailanen Bur Medick Little Burclover Sandlusern
Medicago minima ; [RK, 286]

Medicago arborea L., 1753
[arborea-1.jpg] 1300x1296 (~272Kb) France: Nice, mont Boron, Alpes-Maritimes, 18.3.2004, Photo © Gabriel Alziar


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References:
[BONAP]
A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program
[DVF]
Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")
[GMBOT]
Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company
[GNSP]
Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants
[Gabriel Alziar]
Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle; 60 boulevard Risso; F-06300 Nice (France)
[Harri Arkkio]
Finland
[RK]
Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki
[RUNEBERG]
Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)
[SK]
Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos


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