Medicago sativa

Synonymy

Medicago sativa L., Sp. Pl.: 778. 1753

=Medicago grandiflora (Grossh.) Vassilcz. in Schischkin, Vol. Sci. Works Leningrad 1941-43: 101. 1946

=Medicago afganica (Bordère) Vassilcz.

=Medicago ladak Vassilcz.

=Medicago mesopotamica Vassilcz.

=Medicago orientalis Vassilcz.

=Medicago polia (Brand) Vassilcz.

=Medicago praesativa Sinskaya

=Medicago sogdiana (Brand) Vassilcz.

=Trigonella upendrae H. J. Chowdhery & R. R. Rao

Content

Distribution

dAE(G) Ab(A N) Ar Au(L) Be(B L) Br dBu Cy dGa(F) Gg He Hs(S) It dLu Rf(C CS E S) Sy Tu(A) [Ag Al Au(A) Bl By Ca Cm Co Cr Cz Da Eg Es Fe Ge Gr Hb(E) Ho Hu Ir Jo Ju La Le Lt Ma Mo No Po Rf(K N NW) Rm Sa Si(S) Sn Su Tn Tu(E) Uk]

Euro+Med not endemic: Albania introduced ‒ introducedA,B; Algeria introduced ‒ introducedA; Armenia native; Austria, with Liechtenstein (Austria introduced ‒ introducedB, Liechtenstein native); Azerbaijan native (Azerbaijan (core) native, Nakhchivan native); Baleares introduced ‒ introducedA,B; Belarus introduced ‒ introducedC,D; Belgium, with Luxembourg (Belgium native, Luxembourg native); Bulgaria native: doubtfully native; Canary islands introducedE; Corsica introduced ‒ introducedA,B; Crete, with Karpathos introduced ‒ introducedA,B,F; Crimea introduced ‒ introducedD,G,H; Cyprus native; Denmark introduced ‒ introducedB; East Aegean islands (Greek East Aegean islands native: doubtfully nativeA); Egypt introduced ‒ introducedA; Estonia introduced ‒ introducedD,I; Finland introduced ‒ introducedB; Former Czechoslovakia introduced ‒ introducedB; Former Yugoslavia introduced ‒ introducedA,B; France, with Channel is. and Monaco (France native: doubtfully native); Georgia native; Germany introduced ‒ introducedB; Great Britain native; Greece introduced ‒ introducedA,B; Hungary introduced ‒ introducedB; Ireland, with N Ireland (Ireland introduced ‒ introducedB); Israel/Palestine introducedE; Israel/Palestine-Jordan introduced; Italy, with San Marino and Vatican City native; Jordan introducedE; Latvia introducedD,J; Lebanon introducedE; Lebanon-Syria introduced; Lithuania introducedD,K; Moldova introducedD,L; Morocco introduced ‒ introducedA; Netherlands introduced ‒ introducedB; Norway introduced ‒ introducedB; Poland introduced ‒ introducedB; Portugal native: doubtfully native; Romania introduced ‒ introducedB; Russia native (C European Russia native, E European Russia native, Kaliningrad region introducedD,M, N European Russia introducedD,N,O,P, NW European Russia introduced ‒ introducedD,Q, North Caucasus native, S European Russia native); Sardinia introduced ‒ introducedA,B; Sicily, with Malta (Sicily introduced ‒ introducedA); Sinai introducedA; Spain, with Gibraltar and Andorra (Spain native); Sweden introduced ‒ introducedB; Switzerland native; Syria native; Tunisia introduced ‒ introducedA; Turkey (Turkey, Asiatic part native ‒ nativeA, Turkey-in-Europe introduced ‒ introducedA,B,R); Ukraine introduced ‒ introducedD,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y; Ukraine, with Crimea introduced ‒ introducedD

Common Names

Aragonese (Spain): alfalZ, alfalceZ, alfalcesZ, alfalfaZ, alfalfeZ, alfalzZ, alfalzeZ, alfanceZ, alfanseZ, alfauceZ, alfásZ, almiercaZ, amelcaZ, amielcasZ, mielcaZ, mielcasZ, mielcónZ, mielgaZ; Armenian (Armenia): Arvuit TzanoviAA; Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese (Spain): alfalfaZ; Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan): Ekin GarayonchaAB; Basque (Spain): alpapaZ, argi-belarZ, argi-belarraZ, argibelarrZ, arguibelarraZ, arquibelarraZ, betarakiZ, betarakiaZ, betarokiaZ, idarrbeltzZ, illarbelchaZ, luzernaZ, parantze-bedarrZ, parantze-belarrZ, parrastuZ, porrastuZ, prantzes bedarrZ, prantzes belarrZ, prantzes-belarraZ; Belarusian (Belarus): Lyutzerna PasyaounayaAC, MyadunkaAC; Catalan; Valencian (Mallorca): alfalçZ; Catalan; Valencian (Menorca): anfausZ; Catalan; Valencian (Spain): alfalZ, alfalsZ, alfàsZ, aufalsZ, aufausZ, cruximelgaZ, herba alfalsZ, herba falsZ, huserdaZ, melcaZ, melgaZ, melgóZ, mèligaZ, raselóZ, ufalsZ, usardaZ, userdaZ, userdasZ; Estonian (Estonia): Harilik LutsernI; Finnish (Finland): SinimailanenAD, sinimailanenAE; French (France): AlfalfaAD, LucerneAF, Luzerne CultiveeAG; Galician (Spain): alfalfaZ, alforfaZ, alfortaZ, luzernaZ, melgaZ, trebo caracolZ, trevo caracolZ; Georgian (Georgia): Chveulebrivi IondzhaAH; German (Germany): Blaue LuzerneAD, SaatluzerneAD; German: LuzerneAI; High Aragonese (Spain): alfalzZ, alfalzeZ, alfanzeZ, alfauzeZ, almiercaZ, amielcaZ, mielcaZ, mielcónZ, mielgaZ; Italian (Italy): Erba MedicaAD; Latvian (Latvia): Sejas LucernaJ; Lithuanian (Lithuania): Melynziede LiucernaK; Majorcan (Mallorca): alfalsZ, alfalçZ, anfausZ, aufalsZ, aufausZ; Polish (Poland): Lucerna SiewnaAD; Portuguese (Portugal): LuzernaAD, alfalfaZ, alforfaZ, feno-de-borgonhaZ, luzernaZ, luzerna-de-sequeiroZ, medicagem dos pastosZ, melgaZ, melga dos pradosZ, melga-dos-pradosZ, trebo caracolZ, trevo caracolZ; Romanian (Moldova): Lucherne AlbastreL; Romanian (Romania): LucernaAD; Russian (Russia Central): Lyutzerna PosevnayaAJ, Lyutzerna SinyayaG; Spanish; Castilian (Spain): Alfalfa RusticaAD, afalfeZ, afarfaZ, alfalZ, alfalceZ, alfalce bordoZ, alfalfaZ, alfalfa bravaZ, alfalfa mansaZ, alfalfa silvestreZ, alfalfeZ, alfalzZ, alfanceZ, alfangeZ, alfarfaZ, alfauceZ, alfazZ, alfásZ, alholvaZ, almiercaZ, amelcaZ, amielcasZ, arfarfaZ, carretónZ, carretón bordeZ, ervayeZ, falfaZ, farfaZ, melgaZ, mergaZ, miajeraZ, mielcaZ, mielcónZ, mielgaZ, mielgasZ, miergaZ, miergasZ, mierpesZ, nielgaZ, probayernosZ, trebolilloZ, trébol de EspañaZ, zarzaZ; Spanish; Castilian: MielgaAD; Swedish (Sweden & Finland): blålusernAE; Swedish (Sweden): BlalusernAD; Ukrainian (Ukraine): Lyutzerna PosivnaH; Valencian (Spain): alfalZ, alfalfeZ, alfalsZ, alfàsZ, anfalsZ, aufalsZ, falsZ, herbaZ, herba alfalsZ, herba d'alfalsZ, herba falsZ, melgaZ

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