ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Medicago laciniata

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 laciniata
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 laciniata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

28 synonyms in this snapshot

Medicago aschersonianaName author: Urb.
Medicago aschersoniana f. pilosulaName author: Urb.
Medicago aschersoniana var. brachyacanthaName author: (Boiss.) Urb.
Medicago aschersoniana var. macranthaName author: Urb.
Medicago diffusaName author: Poir.
Medicago laciniata subsp. aschersonianaName author: (Urb.) Thell.
Medicago laciniata subsp. brevispinaName author: (Benth. ex Urb.) Arcang.
Medicago laciniata subsp. laciniataName author: Not supplied
Medicago laciniata subsp. longispinaName author: (Benth. ex Urb.) Arcang.
Medicago laciniata subsp. schimperianaName author: (Hochst. ex Boiss.) P.Fourn.
Medicago laciniata var. brachyacanthaName author: Boiss.
Medicago laciniata var. brachyanthaName author: Boiss.
Medicago laciniata var. brevidenticulataName author: Candargy
Medicago laciniata var. brevispinaName author: Benth. ex Urb.
Medicago laciniata var. diffusaName author: (Poir.) F.M.Vázquez
Medicago laciniata var. integrifoliaName author: Delile
Medicago laciniata var. integriusculaName author: Cuisin
Medicago laciniata var. intermediaName author: Nègre
Medicago laciniata var. leonisName author: Sennen & Mauricio
Medicago laciniata var. longispinaName author: Benth. ex Urb.
Medicago laciniata var. micrechinusName author: Maire
Medicago laciniata var. pilosaName author: Nábělek
Medicago laciniata var. saharaeName author: Nègre
Medicago leonisName author: Sennen & Mauricio
Medicago monanthaName author: Blatt.
Medicago polymorpha var. laciniataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Medicago pseudogranatensisName author: Blatt.
Medicago schimperianaName author: Hochst. ex Boiss.

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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