Medicago sativa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Trifolieae
Genus: Medicago
Species: Medicago sativa
Subspecies: M. s. subsp. faurei – M. s. subsp. glomerata – M. s. subsp. sativa

Name

Medicago sativa L., 1753

Synonyms

Medicago sativa subsp. vulgaris (Alef.) Arcang.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria
Continental: Europe
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - East European Russia
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Italy, Krym, Yugoslavia
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - France
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Iraq, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey
- Regional: Central Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- Introduced:
  - Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Altay, Amur, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chad, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Corse, Crozet Is., Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Illinois, India, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Jawa, Kentucky, Kerguelen, Kermadec Is., Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Libya, Madeira, Magadan, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Northwest European R, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, South Australia, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tunisia, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Yemen

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 778. Reference page.

Additional references

Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago sativa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Medicago sativa. Published online. Accessed: Jun 11 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago sativa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago sativa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 11. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Medicago sativa. Accessed: 11 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medicago sativa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Lusern
aragonés: Alfaz
مصرى: برسيم
العربية: برسيم حجازي
беларуская: Люцэрна пасяўная
български: Обикновена люцерна
català: Alfals
Tsetsêhestâhese: Otá'tavö'êstse
کوردی: وێنجە
kaszëbsczi: Séwnô lucerna
čeština: Tolice vojtěška
dansk: Lucerne
Deutsch: Luzerne
Ελληνικά: Μηδική
emiliàn e rumagnòl: Èrba mèdga
English: Lucerne
Esperanto: Luzerno
español: Alfalfa
eesti: Harilik lutsern
euskara: Argi-belar
فارسی: یونجه
suomi: Sinimailanen
français: Luzerne cultivée
Gaeilge: Alfalfa
galego: Alfalfa
ગુજરાતી: રજકો
Gaelg: Alfalfey
עברית: אלפלפה
हिन्दी: अल्फाल्फा
hrvatski: Plava djetelina
hornjoserbsce: Módra šlinčina
magyar: Takarmánylucerna
հայերեն: Առվույտ
Bahasa Indonesia: Alfalfa
Ido: Luzerno
íslenska: Refasmári
italiano: Erba medica
日本語: ムラサキウマゴヤシ
ქართული: იონჯა
қазақша: Ақсары жоңышқа
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಆಲ್ಫಾಲ್ಫ
한국어: 자주개자리
latviešu: Sējas lucerna
македонски: Луцерка
മലയാളം: അൽഫാൽഫ
монгол: Таримал царгас
Bahasa Melayu: Alfalfa
norsk bokmål: Lusern
नेपाली: लुसर्न घाँस
Nederlands: Luzerne
norsk: Lusern
Diné bizaad: Tłʼoh waaʼí
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਲੂਸਣ
polski: Lucerna siewna
پنجابی: لوسن
پښتو: رشقه
português: Alfafa
română: Lucernă
русский: Люцерна посевная
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Lucerna
slovenčina: Lucerna siata
shqip: Jonxhë
српски / srpski: Луцерка
svenska: Foderlusern
தமிழ்: குதிரை மசால்
తెలుగు: అల్ఫాల్ఫా
тоҷикӣ: Ришқаи боғӣ
ไทย: แอลแฟลฟา
Tagalog: Alpalpa
Türkçe: Yonca
українська: Люцерна посівна
اردو: برسیم
Tiếng Việt: Cỏ linh lăng
walon: Luzere
吴语: 紫花苜蓿
中文（简体）: 紫花苜蓿
中文（繁體）: 紫花苜蓿
中文（臺灣）: 紫花苜蓿
中文: 紫花苜蓿

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