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M. littoralis var. longiseta DC. in Lam. & DC.= M. littoralis var. arenaria (Ten.) Fiori;
M. arenaria Ten.]
Sandy land near the sea. – Sicilia (Gussone 1828); Sicilia, Mondello, Sferracavallo, Balestrate,
Trapani (Lojacono 1891). Very common, but with some exceptions. – C.

969. Medicago littoralis var. cylindracea (DC.) Fiori, Nuova Fl. Anal. Ital. 1 (6): 834
(1925) [Bas. M. cylindracea DC., Cat. Pl. Hort. Monsp.: 123 (1813); incl.: M. littoralis
subsp. cylindracea (DC.) Nyman; “M. tornata var. b.” Guss. (1828, 1844) non M. tor-
nata Willd.; M. cylindracea var. pentacycla Lojac. (1909); M. todaroana Lojac.
(1909)]
Dry sandy localities near the sea. – Sicilia, Ustica, Saline, Favignana, Maretimo, Pantelleria
(Gussone 1844: sub M. littoralis); Marsala (Lojacono 1909); Monti della Piana, Sferracavallo,
Palermo (Lojacono 1909: sub M. todaroana). Common, but with some exceptions. – C.
970. Medicago littoralis var. inermis Moris, Fl. Sardoa 1: 439 (1837) [incl.: M. littoralis
var. pentacycla Urb.; M. littoralis var. pusilla (Viv.) Fiori; “M. tornata var. a.” Guss.
(1828, 1844) non M. tornata Willd.; “M. littoralis subsp. inermis” sensu Fiori, excl.
syn. M. striata Bastard]
Sandy land near the sea. – Trapani (Gussone 1844). Less common of the previous taxon, absent
in some areas. – C.
971. Medicago truncatula Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 349 (1791) var. truncatula [incl. M.
tribuloides Desr. in Lam. + M. truncatula β minor Gaertn.]
Dry uncultivated land, pastures, glades in scrubland. – Throughout the region. – C.
972. Medicago truncatula Gaertn. var. cossyrensis (Sommier) Fiori, Nuova Fl. Anal. Ital.
1 (6): 834 (1925) [Bas. M. tribuloides Desr. var. cosyrensis Sommier, Fl. Pantelleria:
27 (1922)]
ES – Dry uncultivated land, pastures, glades in scrubland. – Pantelleria: Tra Balate e Gelkhamar
(Sommier 1922); Pantelleria: Fossa del Russo, M. Gelkhamar, Arenella (Di Martino 1963);
Pantelleria: Contrada Khaggiar, Montagna Grande, Monte Gibele, Fossa del Russo (Brullo & al.
1977). – R.
973. Medicago rigidula (L.) All., Fl. Pedem. 1: 316 (1785) [Bas. M. polymorpha L. var.
rigidula L., Sp. Pl.: 780 (1753); M. gerardi Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.; M. morisiana
Jord.]
Dry uncultivated land. – Throughout the region. – C.
974. Medicago murex Willd., Sp. Pl. 3 (2): 1410 (1802) [M. sorrentinii Tod. in Linnaea,
30: 759 (1860); M. sicula Tod., Ind. Sem. Horti Panorm. 1868: 27 (1868)]
Dry uncultivated land and fields. – Throughout the region. – C.
975. Medicago sphaerocarpos Bertol., Rar. Ital. Pl. 3: 60 (1819) [Medicago murex Willd.
var. sphaerocarpos (Bertol.) Fiori; incl. M. sphaerocarpos var. longeaculeata Lojac.
(1909)]
Not acknowledged by Fl. Europ. 2: 156 (1968), however it deserves the rank of species. – Dry
uncultivated land and fields. – Saline, Lipari, Pantelleria, Favignana, Marsala, Mazzara
(Gussone 1834); Palermo, Madonie, Pizzuta, S. Martino, Villafrati, Ficuzza, Mirto, Sclafani,
Pantelleria, Valdemone (Lojacono 1891); Acireale, V.ne Ulli dell’Etna (Nicotra 1893 a); Sciare