ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Medicago polymorpha

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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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Medicago
Species: Medicago polymorpha
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 polymorpha. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Medica apiculataName author: (Willd.) Greene
Medica bimuricataName author: Moench
Medica denticulataName author: (Willd.) Greene
Medica pentacyclaName author: (DC.) Bubani
Medica polymorphaName author: (L.) Scop.
Medica reticulataName author: (Benth.) Bubani
Medicago aculeataName author: Gaertn.
Medicago apiculataName author: Willd.
Medicago apiculata var. confinisName author: W.D.J.Koch
Medicago apiculata var. legionensisName author: Gand.
Medicago berteroanaName author: Moris
Medicago bimuricataName author: Retz. ex Steud.
Medicago canescensName author: Graham
Medicago caspiaName author: Gruner ex Boiss.
Medicago caspicaName author: Jacq. ex Spreng.
Medicago catalonicaName author: Urb.
Medicago ciliarisName author: Savi
Medicago confinisName author: (W.D.J.Koch) J.M.Black
Medicago conicaName author: Schkuhr
Medicago cyrenaeaName author: Maire & Weiller
Medicago cyrenaicaName author: Maire & Weiller
Medicago denticulataName author: Willd.
Medicago denticulataName author: Boiss.
Medicago denticulata subsp. lappaceaName author: (Desr.) Ball
Medicago denticulata subsp. polymorphaName author: (L.) Pit. & Proust
Medicago denticulata var. apiculataName author: (Willd.) Moris
Medicago denticulata var. brevispinaName author: Benth.
Medicago denticulata var. caspicaName author: (Jacq. ex Spreng.) Grossh.
Medicago denticulata var. ciliarisName author: DC.
Medicago denticulata var. confinisName author: (W.D.J.Koch) Batt.
Medicago denticulata var. lappaceaName author: W.D.J.Koch
Medicago denticulata var. macracanthaName author: Webb & Berthel.
Medicago denticulata var. macrocarpaName author: Moris & De Not.
Medicago denticulata var. oligocarpaName author: Rouy
Medicago denticulata var. pentacyclaName author: (DC.) Boiss.
Medicago denticulata var. reticulataName author: (Benth.) Batt.
Medicago denticulata var. tuberculataName author: Moris
Medicago denticulata var. vulgarisName author: Benth.
Medicago distansName author: Poir.
Medicago echinataName author: Boucher
Medicago flexuosaName author: Ten.
Medicago gracillimaName author: Tineo ex Tod.
Medicago hamataName author: C.Presl
Medicago heterocarpaName author: Urb.
Medicago hirsutaName author: Schkuhr
Medicago hispidaName author: Gaertn.
Medicago hispida f. aculeataName author: Urb.
Medicago hispida f. breviaculeataName author: Urb.
Medicago hispida f. longeaculeataName author: Urb.
Medicago hispida f. longispinaName 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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