ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Medicago tornata

Name author: (L.) Mill.

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Medicago
Species: Medicago tornata
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1768

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Medicago tornata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

77 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 2

Medica incanaName author: Moench
Medica italicaName author: Mill.
Medica tornataName author: (L.) Medik.
Medicago astroitesName author: Bertol.
Medicago corrugataName author: Durieu
Medicago helixName author: Willd.
Medicago helix var. inermisName author: Lowe
Medicago helix var. laevisName author: (Desf.) Ball
Medicago helix var. spinosaName author: Guss.
Medicago hispida var. tricyclaName author: (DC.) Urb.
Medicago intermediaName author: Ser.
Medicago italicaName author: (Mill.) Grande
Medicago italica subsp. belasicaeName author: Kožuharov
Medicago italica subsp. corrugataName author: (Durieu) Nègre
Medicago italica subsp. helixName author: (Willd.) Emb. & Maire
Medicago italica subsp. lenticularisName author: (Desr.) Urb.
Medicago italica subsp. maroccanaName author: Nègre
Medicago italica subsp. obscuraName author: (Retz.) Maire & Weiller
Medicago italica subsp. striataName author: (Bastard) Greuter & Burdet
Medicago italica subsp. tornataName author: (L.) Emb. & Maire
Medicago italica var. aculeataName author: (Guss.) Fiori
Medicago italica var. inermisName author: (Lowe) Emb. & Maire
Medicago italica var. laevisName author: (Desf.) Maire & Weiller
Medicago italica var. lenticularisName author: (Desr.) Nègre
Medicago italica var. obscuraName author: (Retz.) Nègre
Medicago italica var. spinosaName author: (Guss.) Fiori
Medicago italica var. tornataName author: (L.) Fiori
Medicago laevisName author: Desf.
Medicago laevis var. dicyclaName author: Maire
Medicago lappacea var. tricyclaName author: (DC.) Godr.
Medicago lenticularisName author: Desr.
Medicago littoralis subsp. striataName author: (Bastard) R.C.V.Douin
Medicago littoralis subsp. tricyclaName author: (DC.) Laínz
Medicago littoralis var. tricyclaName author: (DC.) Urb.
Medicago nigra var. tricyclaName author: (DC.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
Medicago obscuraName author: Retz.
Medicago obscura f. aculeataName author: (Guss.) Urb.
Medicago obscura f. dextrosaName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. dextrosaName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. dextrosaName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. dextrosaName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. dextrosaName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. inermisName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. inermisName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. inermisName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. sinistrorsaName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. sinistrorsaName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. sinistrorsaName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. sinistrorsaName author: Urb.
Medicago obscura f. sinistrorsaName author: Urb.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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