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 sativa L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Medicago*	L.	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Medicago afganica*	(Bordère) Vassilcz.	synonym
*Medicago grandiflora*	(Grossh.) Vassilcz.	synonym
*Medicago ladak*	Vassilcz.	synonym
*Medicago mesopotamica*	Vassilcz.	synonym
*Medicago orientalis*	Vassilcz.	synonym
*Medicago polia*	(Brand) Vassilcz.	synonym
*Medicago praesativa*	Sinskaya	synonym
*Medicago sogdiana*	(Brand) Vassilcz.	synonym
*Trigonella upendrae*	H. J. Chowdhery & R. R. Rao	synonym

Children

Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Medicago sativa subsp. microcarpa Urb.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: alfal; alfalce; alfalces; alfalfa; alfalfe; alfalz; alfalze; alfance; alfanse; alfás; alfauce; almierca; amelca; amielcas; mielca; mielcas; mielcón; mielga sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Armenian: Arvuit Tzanovi sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

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

Azerbaijani: Ekin Garayoncha sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Basque: alpapa; argi-belar; argibelarr; argi-belarra; arguibelarra; arquibelarra; betaraki; betarakia; betarokia; idarrbeltz; illarbelcha; luzerna; parantze-bedarr; parantze-belarr; parrastu; porrastu; prantzes bedarr; prantzes belarr; prantzes-belarra sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Belarussian: Lyutzerna Pasyaounaya; Myadunka sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Catalan: alfal; alfalç; alfals; alfàs; anfaus; aufals; aufaus; cruximelga; herba alfals; herba fals; huserda; melca; melga; melgó; mèliga; raseló; ufals; usarda; userda; userdas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Estonian: Harilik Lutsern sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Finnish: Sinimailanen; sinimailanen 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: Alfalfa; Lucerne; Luzerne Cultivee sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Galician: alfalfa; alforfa; alforta; luzerna; melga; trebo caracol; trevo caracol sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Georgian: Chveulebrivi Iondzha sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

German: Blaue Luzerne; Luzerne; Saatluzerne sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

High Aragonese: alfalz; alfalze; alfanze; alfauze; almierca; amielca; mielca; mielcón; mielga sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Italian: Erba Medica sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Latvian: Sejas Lucerna sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Lithuanian: Melynziede Liucerna sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Majorcan: alfalç; alfals; anfaus; aufals; aufaus sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Polish: Lucerna Siewna sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Portuguese: alfalfa; alforfa; feno-de-borgonha; luzerna; Luzerna; luzerna-de-sequeiro; medicagem dos pastos; melga; melga dos prados; melga-dos-prados; trebo caracol; trevo caracol 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; Lucherne Albastre sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Russian: Lyutzerna Posevnaya; Lyutzerna Sinyaya sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Spanish, Castillian: afalfe; afarfa; alfal; alfalce; alfalce bordo; alfalfa; alfalfa brava; alfalfa mansa; Alfalfa Rustica; alfalfa silvestre; alfalfe; alfalz; alfance; alfange; alfarfa; alfás; alfauce; alfaz; alholva; almierca; amelca; amielcas; arfarfa; carretón; carretón borde; ervaye; falfa; farfa; melga; merga; miajera; mielca; mielcón; mielga; Mielga; mielgas; mierga; miergas; mierpes; nielga; probayernos; trébol de España; trebolillo; zarza 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: Blalusern; blålusern 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