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.

164 synonyms in this snapshot · page 3 of 4

Medicago hispida var. tuberculataName author: (Urb.) Rouy
Medicago hystrixName author: Ten.
Medicago intermediaName author: DC. ex G.Don
Medicago lappaceaName author: Desr.
Medicago lappacea subsp. denticulataName author: (Willd.) Nyman
Medicago lappacea var. brachyacanthaName author: Lowe
Medicago lappacea var. denticulataName author: (Willd.) Urb.
Medicago lappacea var. longispinaName author: Urb.
Medicago lappacea var. macracanthaName author: (Webb & Berthel.) Lowe
Medicago lappacea var. microcarpaName author: Urb.
Medicago lappacea var. microdonName author: Batt.
Medicago lappacea var. paucigyrosaName author: Guss.
Medicago lappacea var. pentacyclaName author: (DC.) Godr.
Medicago loretiiName author: Albert
Medicago microcarpaName author: Urb.
Medicago microdonName author: Ehrenb.
Medicago neurocarposName author: Kunze ex Urb.
Medicago nigraName author: (L.) Krock.
Medicago nigra subsp. microcarpaName author: (Urb.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
Medicago nigra var. apiculataName author: (Willd.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
Medicago nigra var. denticulataName author: (Willd.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
Medicago nigra var. nigraName author: Not supplied
Medicago nigra var. pentacyclaName author: (DC.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
Medicago nigra var. polygyraName author: (Urb.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
Medicago nigra var. vulgarisName author: (Benth.) Franco
Medicago obscuraName author: Vis.
Medicago obscura var. microdonName author: (Ehrenb.) Vis.
Medicago oligocarpaName author: Corb.
Medicago pentacyclaName author: DC.
Medicago pentacycla var. longeaculeataName author: (Urb.) Rouy
Medicago pentacycla var. longisetaName author: Benth.
Medicago persicaName author: Steven ex Fisch.
Medicago polyanthaName author: Dulac
Medicago polycarpaName author: Willd. ex Steud.
Medicago polycarpaName author: Schur
Medicago polycarpa subsp. polymorphaName author: (L.) Cadevall & Sallent
Medicago polycarpa subsp. reticulataName author: (Benth.) H.J.Coste
Medicago polycarpa var. apiculataName author: (Willd.) Godr.
Medicago polycarpa var. denticulataName author: (Willd.) Godr.
Medicago polycarpa var. tuberculataName author: Godr.
Medicago polymorpha f. apiculataName author: (Willd.) Shinners
Medicago polymorpha f. tuberculataName author: (Urb.) Shinners
Medicago polymorpha subsp. hispidaName author: Ponert
Medicago polymorpha subsp. lappaceaName author: (Desr.) Bonafe
Medicago polymorpha subsp. microcarpaName author: (Urb.) O.Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles & Ninot
Medicago polymorpha subsp. polycarpaName author: (Willd. ex Steud.) Romero Zarco
Medicago polymorpha subsp. reticulataName author: (Benth.) Coste
Medicago polymorpha var. apiculataName author: (Willd.) Ooststr. & Reichg.
Medicago polymorpha var. brevispinaName author: (Benth.) Heyn
Medicago polymorpha var. ciliarisName author: (DC.) Shinners

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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