Genus Medicago L.


Summary
Genus number:
7365
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Common name(s):

medic, medick
Accession count:

12257 (8947  active, 8057  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)
  • all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Probable synonym(s)


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References:
  1. Bena, G. 2001. Molecular phylogeny supports the morphologically based taxonomic transfer of the "medicagoid" Trigonella species to the genus Medicago L. Pl. Syst. Evol. 229:217-236.
  2. Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 503.
  3. Small, E. & M. Jomphe. 1989. A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3260-3294.
  4. Steele, K. P. et al. 2010. Phylogeny and character evolution in Medicago (Leguminosae): evidence from analyses of plastid trnK/matK and nuclear GA3ox1 sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 97:1142-1155. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000009.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=7365. Accessed 10 May 2026.