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Medicago polymorpha L. (Toothed Medick)

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Norton, J.A, 2005 (Colour photograph of fruit) More Mediterranean 'Aliens' in Gosport

Medicago polymorpha may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Medicago polymorpha:

(live) live is parasitised by telium Uromyces pisi-sativi - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Uromyces pisi-sativi - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by conidioma of Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph Leptotrochila medicaginis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes pale brown spots]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by erumpent apothecium Leptotrochila medicaginis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes pale brown spots]

Medicago polymorpha may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
FABACEAE
(vetches, peas and beans - formerly Leguminosae or Papilionaceae)
Medicago
(medicks)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook

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