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 falcata L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Medicago*	L.	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: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Azerbaijani: Oragvari Garayoncha sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Belarussian: Barkun; Lyutzerna Aerpapadobnaya sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Catalan: alfals bord; userda borda sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

English: Blue Alfalfa; Lucerne; Medick; Yellow Lucerne; Yellow-flowered Alfalfa sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Estonian: Sirplutsern sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Finnish: Sirppimailanen; sirppimailanen sources: Import from ILDIS 2010;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

French: Luzerne En Faux; Luzerne Sauvage sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Georgian: Kviteli Iondzha sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

German: Sichelklee; Sichel-Luzerne sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Italian: Erba Medica Di Flor Giallo sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Latvian: Sirpjveida Lucerna sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Lithuanian: Geltonziede Liucerna sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Majorcan: herba de el sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Polish: Lucerna Szwedzka sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Portuguese: cassoa; cassôa; luzerna de sequeiro; Luzerna De Sequeiro; luzerna-de-sequeiro; melga-dos-prados sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/;Import from ILDIS 2010

Romanian: Lucerna Galbena; Lucherne Galbene sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Russian: Lyutzerna Kleikaya; Lyutzerna Rumynskaya; Lyutzerna Serpovidnaya; Lyutzerna Stepnaya; Lyutzerna Tenderskaya; Lyutzerna Zhelezistaya; Lyutzerna Zheltaya sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Spanish, Castillian: alfalfa; alfalfa de flor amarilla; Alfalfa Falcado; Alfalfa Sueca; almelca; almerca; almialca; amialca; amielga; carretones; mielga; mielga de flor amarilla; mielga de flor azafranada; mielga loca sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/;Import from ILDIS 2010

Swedish: Gullusern; gullusern sources: Import from ILDIS 2010;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

unknown: Sickle Alfalfa; Sickle Medick; Yellow Alfalfa