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

Medicago falcata L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MedicagoL.accepted genus name

Species group names

Medicago talcata L. orthographic variant
Medicago aurantiaca Godr. synonym
Medicago borealis Grossh. synonym
Medicago falcata subsp. erecta Kotov synonym
Medicago falcata subsp. falcata L. synonym
Medicago falcata subsp. glandulosa (W. D. J. Koch) Greuter & Burdet synonym
Medicago falcata subsp. romanica (Prodan) O. Schwarz & Klink. synonym
Medicago falcata subsp. tenderiensis (Klokov) Vassilcz. synonym
Medicago falcata subsp. urumovii Degen synonym
Medicago falcata var. romanica (Prodan) Hayek synonym
Medicago glandulosa Davidov synonym
Medicago kotovii Wissjul. synonym
Medicago procumbens Besser synonym
Medicago quasifalcata Sinskaya synonym
Medicago romanica Prodan synonym
Medicago sativa subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. synonym
Medicago sativa subsp. glandulosa (W. D. J. Koch) Arcang. synonym
Medicago sativa var. falcata (L.) Alef. synonym
Medicago tenderiensis Klokov synonym
Medicago glutinosa sensu Hayek. misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Aragonese: almelca; almerca; almialca; amialca; amielga 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: Oragvari Garayoncha sources: Gabrielyan, E. Tz. - In: Flora Armenii, Vol. 4. Jerevan. (Rus) 1962.
 Belarussian: Barkun; Lyutzerna Aerpapadobnaya sources: Kiselevski A. I. - Latino-Russko-Belorusski Botanicheski Slovar. Minsk. 160 P. 1967.
 Catalan: alfals bord; userda borda 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).
 English: Blue Alfalfa; Lucerne; Medick; Yellow Lucerne; Yellow-flowered Alfalfa sources: Townsend, C. C. & Guest, E. - Flora Of Iraq. Vol. 3. Baghdad. 1974.;Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.;Terrell, E. E. - Checklist Of Names For 3, 000 Vas. Pl... Agric. Handbook No. 1977.
 Estonian: Sirplutsern sources: Talts, S. - In: Eesti NSV Floora Vol. 3. Tallinn. Papilionaceae. (Es) 1959.
 Finnish: Sirppimailanen sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.
 French: Luzerne En Faux; Luzerne Sauvage sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.;Langhe, J.-E. de Et al. - Nouvelle Flore.. Belgique,.. Luxembourg,.. Nord de la France 1983.
 Georgian: Kviteli Iondzha sources: Kolakovsky, A. A. - Flora Abkhazii [Flora Of Abkhazia], 2nd ed., Vol. 3. Tbilisi 1985.
 German: Sichelklee; Sichel-Luzerne sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.;Rothmaler W. & al. - Exkursionsflora Fur Die Gebiete Der DDR Und Der BRD. Bd. 2. 1988.
 Italian: Erba Medica Di Flor Giallo sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.
 Latvian: Sirpjveida Lucerna sources: Livena, Dz. - In: Latvijas PSR Flora Vol. 3. Riga. Leguminosae. (Latv) 1957.
 Lithuanian: Geltonziede Liucerna sources: Stancevicius, A. - In: Lietuvos TSR Flora, Vol. 4. Vilnius. (Lit) 1971.
 Majorcan: herba de el 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 Szwedzka sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.
 Portuguese: cassoa; cassôa; Luzerna De Sequeiro 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.
 Romanian: Lucerna Galbena; Lucherne Galbene 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 Kleikaya; Lyutzerna Rumynskaya; Lyutzerna Serpovidnaya; Lyutzerna Stepnaya; Lyutzerna Tenderskaya; Lyutzerna Zhelezistaya; Lyutzerna Zheltaya sources: Roskov, Yu. R. - Editing Data For CD Publication. 1997.;Grossheim, A. A. - In: Flora URSS Vol. 11. Mosqua, Leningrad. (Rus) 1941.;Dobroczajeva, D. N. & al. - Opredelitel Vysshih Rastenyi Ukrainy. Kiev. (Rus) 1987.;Roskov, Yu. R. - Information From LE Herbarium (St. Petersburg, Russia). 1992.;Khassanov, U. Kh. - In: Conspectus Florae Asiae Mediae, Vol. 6. Tashkent. (Rus) 1981.
 Spanish, Castillian: alfalfa de flor amarilla; Alfalfa Falcado; Alfalfa Sueca; almelca; almerca; almialca; amialca; amielga; mielga de flor amarilla; mielga de flor azafranada; mielga loca 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: Gullusern sources: Balashev, L. L., Ed. - Dictionary Of Useful Plants in Twenty European Languages. 1970.
 unknown: Sickle Alfalfa; Sickle Medick; Yellow Alfalfa

Literature

nomenclatural reference

L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). Medicago falcata L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=E357E6E5-B263-4E5A-838B-29AB85462E51

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Occurrence

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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.
annex IV EU Habitat Directive Annex IV: Species of community interest in need of strict protection.

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