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Medicago L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 183622

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	alfalfa [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2011

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Rosanae
	Order	Fabales
	Family	Fabaceae – peas, legumes
	Genus	Medicago L. – alfalfa
		Direct Children:
	Species	Medicago arabica (L.) Huds. – spotted medick, southern burr clover, spotted burrclover
	Species	Medicago arborea L. – moon trefoil, tree medic, alfalfa arbórea
	Species	Medicago blancheana Boiss.
	Species	Medicago brachycarpa Fisch. ex M. Bieb.
	Species	Medicago carstiensis Jacq.
	Species	Medicago ciliaris (L.) All.
	Species	Medicago doliata Carmign.
	Species	Medicago granadensis Willd.
	Species	Medicago heldreichii E. Small – Heldreich's alfalfa
	Species	Medicago hybrida (Pourr.) Trautv. – hybrid alfalfa
	Species	Medicago intertexta (L.) Mill.
	Species	Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori
	Species	Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill. – cutleaf medick
	Species	Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel. – water medick
	Species	Medicago lupulina L. – black medick, black medic clover, black medic, hop clover, hop medic, nonesuch, yellow trefoil
	Species	Medicago marina L.
	Species	Medicago minima (L.) L. ex Bartal. – little bur-clover, goldfields medic, little burclover, burr medick
	Species	Medicago monantha (C.A. Mey.) Trautv. – medick
	Species	Medicago monspeliaca (L.) Trautv. – hairy medick
	Species	Medicago murex Willd.
	Species	Medicago noeana Boiss.
	Species	Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal. – blackdisk medick, large-disc medic, button-clover, miegla de caracolillo, Button burclover
	Species	Medicago platycarpos (L.) Trautv.
	Species	Medicago polyceratia (L.) Trautv.
	Species	Medicago polymorpha L. – burclover, bur medick, toothed medick, California burclover, bur clover
	Species	Medicago popovii (Korovin) Sirj.
	Species	Medicago praecox DC. – Mediterranean medick, early medick, small-leaved bur medick
	Species	Medicago rigidula (L.) All. – Tifton burclover, rigid medick
	Species	Medicago rotata Boiss.
	Species	Medicago rugosa Desr. – wrinkled medick
	Species	Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv. – alfalfa
	Species	Medicago sativa L. – alfalfa
	Species	Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. – snail medick, shield medick
	Species	Medicago secundiflora Durieu – island medick
	Species	Medicago shepardii Post ex Boiss.
	Species	Medicago soleirolii Duby
	Species	Medicago truncatula Gaertn. – barrelclover
	Species	Medicago turbinata (L.) All. – southern medick, tubercled medick, cogwheel burr medic

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	Source:	Fabaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Medicago

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Medicago

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Medicago

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