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Medicago sativa L.

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Medicago sativa L.
Species recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Database of Legumes in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Medicago sativa
Species recognized by Iran Species List, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Afghanistan Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, North Atlantic Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, South Africa Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Turkey Species List, Ukraine Species List, Delete- old US Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Yemen Species List, Taiwan Species List, Norfolk Island Species List, Nepal Species List, New Zealand Species List, Palestine Species List, Paraguay Species List, Peru Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Romania Species List, Serbia Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Iraq Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Jordan Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Kuwait Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Lebanon Species List, Lithuania Species List, Mexico Species List, Mongolia Species List, Morocco Species List, Macedonia Species List, France Species List, Hungary Species List, Finland Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Estonia Species List, Ecuador Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Iceland Species List, Belarus Species List, Belgium Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Croatia Species List, Chile Species List, Colombia Species List, Algeria Species List, Andorra Species List, Armenia Species List, Argentina Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Australia Species List, Denmark Species List, India Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Syria Species List, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Japan Species List, Russia Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, Albania Species List, wikipedia AST, Protists in Singapore, Bolivia Species List, wikipedia AF, and Wikidata
Medicago sativa
Subspecies recognized by GBIF classification
Medicago sativa
Recognized by iNaturalist, Afghanistan Species List, FEIS Invasiveness structured data in DwCA, CalPhotos in DwC-A, Furui 2020, National Wetland Plant List USA, and MADtraits
Medicago sativa L.
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Medicago sativa L.
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images, USDA PLANTS images, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, USDA Plants data, and BROT plant trait database for Mediterranean
Medicago sativa Linn.
Recognized by eFloras
Medicago sativa
Species recognized by United States Species List, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Wikimedia Commons
Medicago sativa
Recognized by Flickr Group
Medicago sativa L. 1753
Species recognized by TreatmentBank and TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Medicago afganica (Bordere) Vassilcz.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Database of Legumes in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Medicago grandiflora (Grossh.) Vassilcz.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Database of Legumes in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Medicago ladak Vassilcz.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Database of Legumes in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Medicago mesopotamica Vassilcz.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Database of Legumes in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Medicago orientalis Vassilcz.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Database of Legumes in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Medicago polia (Brand) Vassilcz.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Database of Legumes in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Medicago praesativa Sinskaya
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Database of Legumes in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Medicago sogdiana (Brand) Vassilcz.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Database of Legumes in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Trigonella upendrae H. J. Chowdhery & R. R. Rao
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Database of Legumes in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Medicago sativa f. prolifera Dore
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Medicago sativa f. salaverryensis J. F. Macbr.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Medicago sativa ssp. varia (Martyn) O. Bolos & Vigo
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Medicago sativa var. integrifoliola C. W. Chang
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Medicago sativa var. polia Brandegee
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Medicago tunetana (Murb.) Vassilcz.
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Medicago × cibinensis Lerchenf.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

alfalfa preferred
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images, wikipedia 日本語, USDA Plants data, and Wikidata
lucerne
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Alfalfa
prefer
Recognized by National Wetland Plant List USA

Afrikaans

Lusern preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Albanian

Jonxhë preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Arabic

ألفاألفا preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
ألفالفا
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
الفصة
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
الفصفصة
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
برسيم حجازي
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)
فصة معمرة
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
فصفصة
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Aragonese

Alfalz preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Alfaz
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Armenian

առվույտ preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Basque

Argi-belar preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Belarusian

Люцэрна сіняя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bulgarian

люцерна preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Catalan; Valencian

Alfals preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Alfalç
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Userda
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Chinese

牧蓿 preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
紫花苜蓿 preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
紫苜蓿
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
苜蓿
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
路蒸
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata

Czech

alfalfa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
tolice vojtěška
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)
vojtěška
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Danish

Lucerne preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Dutch; Flemish

Alfalfa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Luzerne
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)
Luzerneklaver
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Luzernescheuten
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
luzerne
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata

Esperanto

Luzerno preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Estonian

harilik lutsern preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Finnish

Alfalfa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Luserni
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Sinimailanen
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)
sinimailanen
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata

French

Alfalfa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Luzerne cultivee
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Luzerne cultivée
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Luzerne
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
luzerne commune
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata

Georgian

იონჯა preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

German

Alfalfa
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語
Ewiger Klee
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語
Luzerne preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Saat-Luzerne
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語
Schneckenklee
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Μηδική preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Gujarati

રજકો preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Hebrew

אלפלפה preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
אספסת תרבותית
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Hindi

अल्फाल्फा preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Hungarian

Takarmánylucerna preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Icelandic

Lúserna preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Refasmári
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)

Ido

Luzerno preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Indonesian

Alfalfa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Italian

Erba medica preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Erba spagna
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Medica
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Japanese

アルファルファ preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
ムラサキウマゴヤシ preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語, Furui 2020, and Wikidata
紫馬肥
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Kannada

ಆಲ್ಫಾಲ್ಫ preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Kashubian

Séwnô lucerna preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Kazakh

Ақсары жоңышқа preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Korean

알팔파 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
자주개자리
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata (prefers this name)

Latin

Medica preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Latvian

sējas lucerna preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Macedonian

Луцерка preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Malay

Alfalfa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Malayalam

അൽഫാൽഫ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Manx

Alfalfey preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Mongolian

Таримал царгас preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Navajo; Navaho

Tłʼoh waaʼí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Nepali

लुर्सन घाँस preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Norwegian

Alfalfa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Blålusern
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Lusern
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)

Persian

اسپست preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
یونجه
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)

Polish

Alfalfa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Lucerna siewna
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)

Portuguese

alfafa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
luzerna
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Punjabi

ਲੂਸਣ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Pushto; Pashto

رشقه preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Lucernă preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Russian

Люцерна посевная preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Serbian

Луцерка preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Shambala

Lucerna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Slovak

lucerna siata preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Spanish; Castilian

afalfe preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
afarfa
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfal
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfalce bordo
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfalce
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfalfa brava
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfalfa mansa
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfalfa silvestre
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfalfa
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfalfe
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfalz
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfance
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfange
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfarfa
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfauce
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfaz
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alfás
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
alholva
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
almierca
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
amelca
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
amielcas
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
arfarfa
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
carretón borde
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
carretón
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
ervaye
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
falfa
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
farfa
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
melga
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
miajera
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
mielca
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
mielcón
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
mielga
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
mielgas
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
mierga
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
miergas
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
mierpes
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
nielga
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
probayernos
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
trebolillo
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
trébol de España
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
zarza
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Swedish

Alfalfa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Alfalfafrö
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Blålusern
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)
Blåluzern
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Gullusern
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Lusern
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Tagalog

Alpalpa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Tajik

Ришқаи боғӣ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Tamil

குதிரை மசால் preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Telugu

అల్ఫాల్ఫా preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Thai

ถั่วอัลฟัลฟา preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Tunisian Arabic

فصّة preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Turkish

Alfalfa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Kaba yonca
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Yonca
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)
Yoncagl
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Şark yoncası
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Ukrainian

Люцерна посівна preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Unspecified

Otá'tavö'êstse preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Дүжер-меде тарымал preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Upper Sorbian

Lucerna preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Módra šlinčina
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)

Urdu

لوسن، الفصفصة، فصفصة نبات، فصة preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Vietnamese

Cỏ linh lăng preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Walloon

Advalfa preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Luzere
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)

Wu

紫花苜蓿 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Arz

برسيم preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Azb

مدیکاقو ساتیوا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ckb

وێنجە preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Pnb

لوسن preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Sr Ec

alfalafa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Cn

紫花苜蓿 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hans

紫花苜蓿 preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Zh Hant

紫花苜蓿 preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Zh Hk

紫花苜蓿 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Tw

紫花苜蓿 preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Medicago sativa L.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Fabales
Fabaceae
Medicago
Medicago sativa L. (this page)
Medicago sativa subsp. ambigua (Trautv.) Tutin
Medicago sativa subsp. microcarpa Urb.
Medicago sativa subsp. sativa
Medicago sativa subsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.
Medicago agropyretorum Vassilcz.
Medicago alatavica Vassilcz.
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
Medicago arborea L.
Medicago archiducis-nicolai Sirj.
Medicago astroites (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Trautv.
Medicago blancheana Boiss.
Medicago brachycarpa M. Bieb.
Medicago cancellata M. Bieb.
Medicago carstiensis Wulfen
Medicago caucasica Vassilcz.
Medicago constricta Durieu
Medicago coronata (L.) Bartal.
Medicago crassipes (Boiss.) E. Small
Medicago cretacea M. Bieb.
Medicago cyrenaea Maire & Weiller
Medicago daghestanica Rupr.
Medicago difalcata Sinskaya
Medicago disciformis DC.
Medicago doliata Carmign.
Medicago edgeworthii Sirj.
Medicago falcata L.
Medicago fischeriana (Ser.) Trautv.
Medicago glomerata Balb.
Medicago granadensis Willd.
Medicago grossheimii Vassilcz.
Medicago gunibica Vassilcz.
Medicago heldreichii E. Small
Medicago hemicoerulea Sinskaya
Medicago heyniana Greuter
Medicago hybrida (Pourr.) Trautv.
Medicago hypogaea E. Small
Medicago intertexta (L.) Mill.
Medicago karatschaica (A. Heller) A. Heller
Medicago komarovii Vassilcz.
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.
Medicago lanigera C. Winkl. & B. Fedtsch.
Medicago laxispira Heyn
Medicago littoralis Loisel.
Medicago lupulina L.
Medicago marina L.
Medicago medicaginoides (Retz.) E. Small
Medicago meyeri Gruner
Medicago minima (L.) L.
Medicago monantha (C. A. Mey.) Trautv.
Medicago monspeliaca (L.) Trautv.
Medicago murex Willd.
Medicago muricoleptis Tineo
Medicago noeana Boiss.
Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal.
Medicago orthoceras (Kar. & Kir.) Trautv.
Medicago ovalis (Boiss.) Sirj.
Medicago papillosa Boiss.
Medicago persica (Boiss.) E. Small
Medicago phrygia (Boiss. & Balansa) E. Small
Medicago pironae Vis.
Medicago platycarpa (L.) Trautv.
Medicago polyceratia (L.) Trautv.
Medicago polychroa Grossh.
Medicago polymorpha L.
Medicago praecox DC.
Medicago prostrata Jacq.
Medicago radiata L.
Medicago retrorsa (Boiss.) E. Small
Medicago rhodopea Velen.
Medicago rigida (Boiss. & Balansa) E. Small
Medicago rigidula (L.) All.
Medicago rotata Boiss.
Medicago rugosa Desr.
Medicago rupestris M. Bieb.
Medicago ruthenica (L.) Ledeb.
Medicago sauvagei Negre
Medicago saxatilis M. Bieb.
Medicago schischkinii Sumnev.
Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.
Medicago secundiflora Durieu
Medicago shepardii Post ex Boiss.
Medicago sinskiae Uljanova
Medicago soleirolii Duby
Medicago strasseri Greuter et al.
Medicago suffruticosa DC.
Medicago talyschensis Latsch.
Medicago tenoreana Ser.
Medicago tornata (L.) Mill.
Medicago transoxana Vassilcz.
Medicago truncatula Gaertn.
Medicago tunetana (Murb.) A. W. Hill
Medicago turbinata (L.) All.
Medicago vardanis Vassilcz.
Medicago virescens Grossh.
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