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

Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Medicago*	L.	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Medicago truncata*	Gaertn.	orthographic variant
*Medicago tentaculata*	Willd.	synonym; nom. illeg.
*Medicago tribuloides*	Desr.	synonym
*Medicago truncatula subsp. longiaculeata*	(Urb.) Ponert	synonym
*Medicago truncatula subsp. truncatula*	Gaertn.	synonym
*Medicago truncatula var. truncatula*	Gaertn.	synonym
*Medicago uncinata*	Willd.	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: melgó truncat sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

English: Barrelclover; Mediterranean Medick; Strong-spined Medick sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Finnish: palikkamailanen sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Portuguese: luzerna cortada sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Russian: Lyutzerna Slabousechennaya; Lyutzerna Usechennaya; Lyutzerna Yakortzevidnaya sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Swedish: tornlusern sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS