Medicago falcata

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Trifolieae
Genus: Medicago
Species: Medicago falcata
Subspecies: M. f. subsp. falcata – M. f. subsp. glandulosa
Name

Medicago falcata L. (1753)
Synonymy

Medicago sativa subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.
Medicago sativa var. falcata (L.) Döll

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 779. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Medicago falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Medicago falcata. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jan 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Medicago falcata. Accessed: 9 Jan 2025.
Hassler, M. 2025. Medicago falcata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 9. Reference page.

Vernacular names
مصرى: فصه منجليه
العربية: فصة منجلية
беларуская: Люцэрна серпападобная
català: Alfals bord
čeština: Tolice srpovitá
Cymraeg: Maglys corniog
Deutsch: Sichelklee
English: Sickle Medick
español: Alfalfa amarilla
eesti: Sirplutsern
suomi: Sirppimailanen
français: Luzerne sauvage
hornjoserbsce: Prosta šlinčina
қазақша: Дала жоңышқасы
lietuvių: Geltonžiedė liucerna
Nederlands: Sikkelklaver
polski: Lucerna sierpowata
русский: Люцерна серповидная
slovenčina: Lucerna kosákovitá
српски / srpski: Жута луцерка
svenska: Gullusern
українська: Люцерна серпувата
Tiếng Việt: Linh lăng hoa vàng
中文: 野苜蓿

Medicago falcata is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is native to much of Europe and Asia,[1] but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Its common names include yellow lucerne, sickle alfalfa, yellow-flowered alfalfa, yellow alfalfa, sickle medick and yellow medick.
References

"Medicago falcata L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".