ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Medicago lupulina

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

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 lupulina
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

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Medicago revoliiName author: H.J.Coste & Soulié
Medicago stipularisName author: Wallr.
Medicago wildenowiiName author: Merat
Medicago willdenowiiName author: Mérat
Medicago willdenowii var. retortaName author: Mérat
Medicula lupulinaName author: (L.) Medik.
Medicula lupulina subsp. jalasiiName author: (Rothm.) Holub
Medicula lupulina subsp. willdenowianaName author: (W.D.J.Koch) Holub
Melilotus lupulinusName author: (L.) Trautv.
Melilotus medicaginoidesName author: Zumagl.
Trifolium lupulinumName author: (L.) Savi
Trigonella mniocarpaName author: Wallr. ex DC.

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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