Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fabales > Family Fabaceae > Tribe Trifolieae > Genus Medicago

Medicago sativa L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MedicagoL.accepted genus name

Species group names

Medicago afganica (Bordere) Vassilcz. synonym
Medicago grandiflora (Grossh.) Vassilcz. synonym
Medicago ladak Vassilcz. synonym
Medicago mesopotamica Vassilcz. synonym
Medicago orientalis Vassilcz. synonym
Medicago polia (Brand) Vassilcz. synonym
Medicago praesativa Sinskaya synonym
Medicago sogdiana (Brand) Vassilcz. synonym
Trigonella upendrae H. J. Chowdhery & R. R. Rao synonym

Children

Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Medicago sativa nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.
Medicago sativa subsp. microcarpa Urb.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Aragonese: alfal; alfalce; alfalces; alfalfa; alfalfe; alfalz; alfalze; alfance; alfanse; alfás; alfauce; almierca; amelca; amielcas; mielca; mielcas; mielcón; mielga sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Armenian: Arvuit Tzanovi sources: Gabrielyan, E. Tz. - In: Flora Armenii, Vol. 4. Jerevan. (Rus) 1962.
 Asturian: alfalfa sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Azerbaijani: Ekin Garayoncha sources: Isaev, Ya. M. - In: Flora Azerbaijana, Vol. 5. Baku. (Rus) 1954.
 Belarussian: Lyutzerna Pasyaounaya; Myadunka sources: Kiselevski A. I. - Latino-Russko-Belorusski Botanicheski Slovar. Minsk. 160 P. 1967.
 Catalan: alfal; alfalç; alfals; alfàs; anfaus; aufals; aufaus; cruximelga; herba alfals; herba fals; huserda; melga; melgó; mèliga; raseló; ufals; usarda; userda; userdas sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Estonian: Harilik Lutsern sources: Talts, S. - In: Eesti NSV Floora Vol. 3. Tallinn. Papilionaceae. (Es) 1959.
 Euskera: alpapa; argi-belar; argibelarr; argi-belarra; arguibelarra; arquibelarra; betaraki; betarakia; betarokia; idarrbeltz; illarbelcha; luzerna; parantze-bedarr; parantze-belarr; parrastu; porrastu; prantzes bedarr; prantzes belarr; prantzes-belarra sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Finnish: Sinimailanen sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.
 French: Luzerne Cultivee sources: Bonnier G. & Layens G. - Flore Complete Portative de la France de la Suisse Et... 1970.
 Galician: alfalfa; alforta; luzerna; trevo caracol sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Georgian: Chveulebrivi Iondzha sources: Kolakovsky, A. A. - Flora Abkhazii [Flora Of Abkhazia], 2nd ed., Vol. 3. Tbilisi 1985.
 German: Blaue Luzerne; Luzerne; Saatluzerne sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.;Seitler, H. - Die Flora Des Furstentums Liechtenstein 1977.
 High Aragonese: alfalz; alfalze; alfanze; alfauze; almierca; amielca; mielca; mielcón sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Italian: Erba Medica sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.
 Latvian: Sejas Lucerna sources: Livena, Dz. - In: Latvijas PSR Flora Vol. 3. Riga. Leguminosae. (Latv) 1957.
 Lithuanian: Melynziede Liucerna sources: Stancevicius, A. - In: Lietuvos TSR Flora, Vol. 4. Vilnius. (Lit) 1971.
 Majorcan: alfalç; alfals; anfaus; aufals; aufaus sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Polish: Lucerna Siewna sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.
 Portuguese: alfalfa; feno-de-borgonha; luzerna-de-sequeiro; medicagem dos pastos; melga; melga dos prados; melga-dos-prados; trebo caracol; trevo caracol sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Romanian: Lucerna; Lucherne Albastre sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.;Geideman, T. S. - Opredelitel Vysshikh Rasteni Moldavskoi SSR, 3rd ed. 1986.
 Russian: Lyutzerna Posevnaya; Lyutzerna Sinyaya sources: Grossheim, A. A. - In: Flora URSS Vol. 11. Mosqua, Leningrad. (Rus) 1941.;Vassilczenko, I. T. - In: Flora Partis Europaeae URSS, Vol. 6. Leningrad. (Rus) 1987.
 Spanish, Castillian: afalfe; afarfa; alfal; alfalce; alfalce bordo; alfalfa; alfalfa brava; alfalfa mansa; Alfalfa Rustica; alfalfa silvestre; alfalfe; alfalz; alfance; alfange; alfarfa; alfás; alfauce; alfaz; alholva; almierca; amelca; amielcas; arfarfa; carretón; carretón borde; ervaye; falfa; farfa; merga; miajera; mielca; mielcón; Mielga; mierga; miergas; mierpes; nielga; trébol de España sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).;Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.
 Swedish: Blalusern sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.
 Ukrainian: Lyutzerna Posivna sources: Visyulina, O. D. - Leguminosae. In: Flora URSR, Vol. 6. Kiev. (Ukr) 1954.
 Valencian: alfal; alfalfe; alfàs; anfals; aufals; fals; herba; herba alfals; herba d'alfals; herba fals; melga

Literature

nomenclatural reference

L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). Medicago sativa L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=19374D2E-8FA4-4171-B57E-2B99E71A0A40

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