Medicago × varia Martyn, Fl. Rust. 3: 87 (1793) (syn: Medica × media (Pers.) Fourr.; Medicago × alaschanica Vassilcz.; Medicago × alatavica Vassilcz.; Medicago × annularis Besser; Medicago × caucasica Vassilcz.; Medicago × cibiniensis Lerchenf. ex Schur; Medicago × cyclocarpa Hy; Medicago × grandiflora (Grossh.) Vassilcz.; Medicago × hemicycla Grossh.; Medicago × komarovii Vassilcz.; Medicago × kultiassovii Vassilcz.; Medicago × ladak Vassilcz.; Medicago × lavrenkoi Vassilcz.; Medicago × lilacea Hy; Medicago × media Pers.; Medicago × mirandana Sennen & Elías; Medicago × ochroleuca Kult; Medicago × pauciflora Ledeb.; Medicago × rivularis Vassilcz.; Medicago × roborowskii Vassilcz.; Medicago sativa subsp. hemicycla (Grossh.) C.R.Gunn; Medicago sativa var. pauciflora (Ledeb.) Urb.; Medicago sativa subsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.; Medicago sativa var. varia (Martyn) Urb.; Medicago schischkinii Sumnev.; Medicago × spuria Hy; Medicago × subdicycla (Trautv.) Vassilcz.; Medicago × subfalcata Schur; Medicago × tetrahemicycla Sinskaya; Medicago × tianschanica Vassilcz.; Medicago × tibetana (Alef.) Vassilcz.; Medicago × trautvetteri Sumnev.; Medicago × varia f. ambigua (Trautv.) D.F.Cui; Medicago × varia f. rivularis (Vassilcz.) D.F.Cui; Medicago × varia f. schischkinii (Sumnev.) D.F.Cui; Medicago × varia f. subdicycla (Trautv.) D.F.Cui; Medicago × varia f. tianschanica (Vassilcz.) D.F.Cui);
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Caucasus to Central Asia and Iran: Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Uzbekistan; Introduced into: Albania, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, Italy, Krym, New York, Northwest European R, Poland, South European Russi, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, West Himalaya, West Siberia as per POWO;
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Medicago falcata ?- Ule (10,000 ft.), Ladakh: 13 images- 11 high res.
Along the roadside near Indus, in Ule (10,000 ft.) Ladakh, on 14.6.22.
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Medicago ×varia Martyn
Yes, you may be right.
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Medicago falcata: (Mixed thread): 19 images- 15 high res.
Near Indus, in Ule (10,000 ft.) Ladakh, on 14.6.22.
This may also be Medicago ×varia Martyn.
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Medicago ×varia Martyn !
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Medicago × varia: Ule (10,000 ft.) Ladakh: 7 images- 2 high res.
In rocky sand area near Indus, in Ule (10,000 ft.) Ladakh, on 14.6.22.
Medicago × varia : Ule, Ladakh: 6 images- 2 high res.
In rocky sand area near Indus, in Ule (10,000 ft.) Ladakh, on 14.6.22.
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Medicago × varia- Ule, Ladakh: 11 images- 6 high res.
Along the roadside near Indus, in Ule (10,000 ft.) Ladakh, on 14.6.22.
Pl. validate.
Attaching more images.
11 images.
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life BSI Flora of India Checklist Flora of China FOC illustration India Biodiversity Portal
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https://www.wildflowersprovence.fr/plant/medicago-varia/
https://plantsam.com/medicago-sativa-ssp-varia/
