Nomenclature: wfo-0000213468
![Kew Gardens K000226899: Murbeck, Sv. [23] Tunisia Kew Gardens K000226899: Murbeck, Sv. [23] Tunisia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/fab7e6e60e53d34ea7853a33b1aa649c.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000998779: Balbis, G.B. [s.n.] Kew Gardens K000998779: Balbis, G.B. [s.n.]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/28755983cf76b05ccb6444ff6ed7899d.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000998780: Balbis, G.B. [s.n.] Kew Gardens K000998780: Balbis, G.B. [s.n.]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/2e656c8293f70d386e31f178c347bc39.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000999638: Karelin, G.S. [s.n.] Kazakhstan Kew Gardens K000999638: Karelin, G.S. [s.n.] Kazakhstan](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/455f3bd68223a09924341043f9b04a3e.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001122607: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] India Kew Gardens K001122607: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/4db1be9222d38958659fbde867ec7557.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001122608: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] India Kew Gardens K001122608: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d694c409d731566c3f99af1820aa6288.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001122609: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] India Kew Gardens K001122609: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/9b3929b8e8699ee4ff6ea4c998439418.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001122610: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] Kew Gardens K001122610: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d752633b00fbdc5ce2b17cd09db1ab9b.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001122616: Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 5945] India Kew Gardens K001122616: Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 5945] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/41b76b50efa69b16aa43f5082adf7c64.jpg)

Medicago sativa Sp. Pl. : 778 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 2: 778. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000226899: Murbeck, Sv. [23] Tunisia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000998779: Balbis, G.B. [s.n.] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000998780: Balbis, G.B. [s.n.] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000999638: Karelin, G.S. [s.n.] Kazakhstan Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001122607: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001122608: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001122609: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001122610: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5945] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001122616: Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 5945] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 30234961-2
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: ild-8536
- database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: ild-8536
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2022-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Code > Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Medicago > Medicago sativa
Subtaxa
Synonyms
- Medica sativa
- Medicago sativa f. sativa
- Medicago praesativa subsp. spontanea
- Medicago sativa subsp. vulgaris
- Medicago vera
- Medicago sativa f. microphylla
- Medica sativa
- Medicago sativa var. vulgaris
Taxonomic References
- database : Legume Data Portal link for: Medicago sativa L. Based on the 2022 Legume checklist.