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Medicago sativa L.
Medicago sativa L., © Konrad Lauber
Medicago sativa L., © Peter Bolliger
Medicago sativa L., © Konrad Lauber
Medicago sativa L., © Peter Bolliger

Medicago sativa L.

Species
ISFS : 256000
Checklist : 1028590
  1. Fabaceae
  2. Medicago
  3. Medicago sativa L.

Synthesis

Species description (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

30-90 cm hoch, aufrecht. Blätter 3zählig, Teilblätter bis 3 cm lang, vorn meist gerundet oder gestutzt, spitz gezähnt. Blüten heller oder dunkler blau bis violett, in endständigen, 5-25blütigen, dicht gedrängten Trauben. Frucht mit 1,5-3 Schraubenwindungen, Durchmesser 4-6 mm.

Flowering period (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

6-8

Habitat and distribution inside Switzerland (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

Wiesen, als Futterpflanze angesät und verwildert / kollin-montan(-subalpin) / CH

World distribution (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

Ursprünglich wahrscheinlich ostmediterran, heute weltweit verbreitet

Ecological indicator (© Landolt & al. 2010)

243-444.h.2n=32

Status

IUCN status

 Least concern

Distribution map

Simple

Before threshold year
After threshold year
Before and after threshold year

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Colors
Validated observations
Observations waiting for validation
Occurrences from Atlas Welten & Sutter (1982) and supplements (1984, 1994) without confirmation in the Info Flora database since
Symbols
Before threshold year
After threshold year
Native
Reintroduced
Not native / introduced / subspontaneous / escaped
Doubtful

Number of observations

Below the threshold number of observations
Above or equal the threshold number of observations

Habitat and distribution inside Switzerland

CH

World distribution

Ursprünglich wahrscheinlich ostmediterran, heute weltweit verbreitet

Ecology

Life form

Perennial hemicryptophyte

Habitats

Habitats © Delarze & al. 2015

Less strictly linked to a specific habitat 4.6.1 - Queckenbrache (Convolvulo-Agropyrion)

bold Dominant species, influencing the appearance of the habitat
Character species Character species
Less strictly linked to a specific habitat Less strictly linked to a specific habitat

Ecological indicator values by © Landolt & al. (2010)

Soil factors Climatic factors Salinity tolerance
Humidity Value H 2 Light Value L 4 Salinity Index --
Reaction Value R 4 Temperature factor T 4
Nutriments value N 3 Continentality K 4
  • Ecological values legend
    Humidity Value H
    1very dry
    1+dry
    2moderatly dry
    2+moist
    3medium wet
    3+wet
    4very wet
    4+soggy
    5submerged or underwater
    fplants living in running water
    umostly submerged plants
    vpartly submerged, partly floating plants
    whumidity moderately variable (± scale of 1-2)
    w+highly variable humidity (scale exceeding ± 2)
    Reaction Value R
    1Very acid (pH 2.5-5.5)
    2acid (pH 3.5-6.5)
    3lightly acid to neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)
    4neutral to basic (pH 5.5-8.5)
    5basic (pH 6-5 -> 8.5
    Nutriments value N
    1very low in nutrients
    2low in nutriments
    3medium-poor to medium-rich in nutrients
    4rich in nutriments
    5very rich in nutriments
    Salinity tolerance
    1halotolerant
    3halophyle
    Light Value L
    1very shady
    2shady
    3lighted areas
    4luminous
    5highly luminous
    Temperature factor T
    1alpine to nival stages (from the treeline to the snowline)
    1+suprasubalpine and upper subalpine levels (pine and larch forests)
    2subalpine level (coniferous forests without beeches up to the upper limit of spruces)
    2+lower subalpine and upper mountain stages
    3mountain level (beech and silver fir forests, in the central Alps Scots pine forests)
    3+lower mountain and upper hill levels
    4hill level (mixed deciduous oak forests)
    4+hot places, hill level
    5very hot places, hill level (only in the hottest places, typical of southern Europe)
    Continentality K
    1Atlantic (high air humidity, very low temperature variations, mild winters)
    2Sub-Atlantic (high air humidity, low temperature variations, relatively mild winters)
    3sub-Atlantic to subcontinental (average air humidity, moderately variable temperature, slightly low winter temperatures)
    4subcontinental (low air humidity, large temperature variations, rather cold winters)
    5continental (very low air humidity, very large temperature variations, cold winters)

Nomenclature

Accepted Name (Checklist 2017)

Medicago sativa L.

Vernacular name

Deutscher Name :

Saat-Luzerne

Nom français :

Luzerne cultivée

Nome italiano :

Erba medica

Match with other reference books

Relation Nom Book No
=Medicago sativa L.Checklist 2017256000
=Medicago sativa L.Flora Helvetica 20011109
=Medicago sativa L.Flora Helvetica 2012617
=Medicago sativa L.Flora Helvetica 2018617
=Medicago sativa L.Index synonymique 1996256000
=Medicago sativa L.Landolt 19771756
=Medicago sativa L.Landolt 19911453
=Medicago sativa L.SISF/ISFS 2256000
=Medicago sativa L.Welten & Sutter 1982871
= The taxon corresponds to the accepted taxon (Checklist 2017)
< The taxon is included in the accepted taxon (Checklist 2017)
> The taxon includes (among others) also the accepted taxon (Checklist 2017)

Status

Native status

-
IUCN list of endangered species (© Walter & Gillett 1997) : No

Status on national Red List 2016

IUCN status:

 Least concern

Least concern

Additional information

IUCN criteria: --

Status on regional Red List 2019

Biogregraphic regions Status IUCN criteria
Jura (JU) LC
Mittelland (MP) LC
Alpennordflanke (NA) LC
Alpensüdflanke (SA) LC
Östliche Zentralalpen (EA) LC
Westliche Zentralalpen (WA) LC
  • Legend
    EXExtinct
    RERegionally Extinct
    CR(PE)Critically Endangered, Probably Extinct
    CRCritically Endangered
    ENEndangered
    VUVulnerable
    NTNear Threatened
    LCLeast Concern

National Priority Species List Status

No national priority or international responsability

Protection status

No international, national or cantonal protection
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    InfoFlora cannot guarantee that the information on the protection status is correct and complete. In case of doubts, we recommend to look up the texts of the respective cantonal law.