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 truncatula Gaertn.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Medicago*	L.	accepted genus name
*Medicago arabica*	(L.) Huds.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago arborea*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago astroites*	(Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago blancheana*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago brachycarpa*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago cancellata*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago carstiensis*	Wulfen	taxonomically included in
*Medicago caucasica*	Vassilcz.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago coerulescens*	F. K. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago constricta*	Durieu	taxonomically included in
*Medicago coronata*	(L.) Bartal.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago crassipes*	(Boiss.) E. Small	taxonomically included in
*Medicago cretacea*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago daghestanica*	Rupr. ex Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago difalcata*	Sinskaya	taxonomically included in
*Medicago disciformis*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago doliata*	Carmign.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago falcata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago fischeriana*	(Ser.) Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago glomerata*	Balb.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago granadensis*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago gunibica*	Vassilcz.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago hemicoerulea*	Sinskaya	taxonomically included in
*Medicago heyniana*	Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Medicago hybrida*	(Pourr.) Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago hypogaea*	E. Small	taxonomically included in
*Medicago intertexta*	(L.) Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago karatschaica*	(A. Heller) A. Heller	taxonomically included in
*Medicago laciniata*	(L.) Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago littoralis*	Loisel.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago lupulina*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago marina*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago medicaginoides*	(Retz.) E. Small	taxonomically included in
*Medicago meyeri*	Gruner	taxonomically included in
*Medicago minima*	(L.) L.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago monantha*	(C. A. Mey.) Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago monspeliaca*	(L.) Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago murex*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago muricoleptis*	Tineo	taxonomically included in
*Medicago noeana*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago orbicularis*	(L.) Bartal.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago orthoceras*	(Kar. & Kir.) Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago ovalis*	(Boiss.) Urb.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago papillosa*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago phrygia*	(Boiss.) E. Small	taxonomically included in
*Medicago pironae*	Vis.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago platycarpa*	(L.) Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago polyceratia*	(L.) Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago polychroa*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago polymorpha*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago praecox*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago prostrata*	Jacq.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago radiata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago rhodopea*	Velen.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago rigida*	(Boiss. & Balansa) E. Small	taxonomically included in
*Medicago rigidula*	(L.) All.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago rotata*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago rugosa*	Desr.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago rupestris*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago sativa*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago sauvagei*	Nègre	taxonomically included in
*Medicago saxatilis*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago scutellata*	(L.) Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago secundiflora*	Durieu	taxonomically included in
*Medicago soleirolii*	Duby	taxonomically included in
*Medicago strasseri*	Greuter, Matthäs & Risse	taxonomically included in
*Medicago suffruticosa*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago talyschensis*	Latsch.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago tenoreana*	Ser.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago tornata*	(L.) Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago truncatula*	Gaertn.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago tunetana*	(Murb.) A. W. Hill	taxonomically included in
*Medicago turbinata*	(L.) All.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago vardanis*	Vassilcz.	taxonomically included in
*Medicago virescens*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Medicago truncata*	Gaertn.	orthographic variant
*Medicago tentaculata*	Willd.	synonym; nom. illeg.
*Medicago tribuloides*	Desr.	synonym
*Medicago truncatula subsp. longiaculeata*	(Urb.) Ponert	synonym
*Medicago truncatula subsp. truncatula*	Gaertn.	synonym
*Medicago truncatula var. truncatula*	Gaertn.	synonym
*Medicago uncinata*	Willd.	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

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

English: Barrelclover; Mediterranean Medick; Strong-spined Medick sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Finnish: palikkamailanen sources: 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

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

Russian: Lyutzerna Slabousechennaya; Lyutzerna Usechennaya; Lyutzerna Yakortzevidnaya sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Swedish: tornlusern sources: 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