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December 2023

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Medicago sativa L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl.: 778 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000213468.

Synonyms of Medicago sativa L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Medica sativa Lam. Fl. Franç. (Lamarck) 2: 584. 1779 [1778 publ. after 21 Mar 1779] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001055343
Medicago sativa f. sativa wfo-0001061242
Medicago praesativa subsp. spontanea Sinskaya wfo-0001061793
Medicago sativa subsp. vulgaris (Alef.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital.: 160 (1882) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001360509
Medicago vera Kirschl. Fl. Vogéso-Rhén. 1: 122 (1870) wfo-0001443975
Medicago sativa f. microphylla Pau Not. Bot. Fl. Españ. 4: 27 (1891) wfo-1200002050
Medica sativa (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768) wfo-1200009381
Medicago sativa var. vulgaris Alef. Landw. Fl.: 75 (1866) wfo-1200023119

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link