Fabaceae
Cutleaf medick
Medicago laciniata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Medicago
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- فصة رثة, حسك, دريس
- arz
- فصه رثه
- English
- Cutleaf medick
- Estonian
- Lõhine lutsern
- Persian
- یونجه پارهپاره
- Swedish
- Schimperlusern/traslusern
- Vietnamese
- Linh lăng lá khía
- Welsh
- Maglys carpiog
Synonyms
- Medicago aschersoniana Urb.
- Medicago aschersoniana f. pilosula Urb.
- Medicago aschersoniana var. brachyacantha (Boiss.) Urb.
- Medicago aschersoniana var. macrantha Urb.
- Medicago diffusa Poir.
- Medicago laciniata subsp. aschersoniana (Urb.) Thell.
- Medicago laciniata subsp. brevispina (Benth. ex Urb.) Arcang.
- Medicago laciniata subsp. laciniata
- Medicago laciniata subsp. longispina (Benth. ex Urb.) Arcang.
- Medicago laciniata subsp. schimperiana (Hochst. ex Boiss.) P.Fourn.
- Medicago laciniata var. brachyacantha Boiss.
- Medicago laciniata var. brachyantha Boiss.
- Medicago laciniata var. brevidenticulata Candargy
- Medicago laciniata var. brevispina Benth. ex Urb.
- Medicago laciniata var. diffusa (Poir.) F.M.Vázquez
- Medicago laciniata var. integrifolia Delile
- Medicago laciniata var. integriuscula Cuisin
- Medicago laciniata var. intermedia Nègre
- Medicago laciniata var. leonis Sennen & Mauricio
- Medicago laciniata var. longispina Benth. ex Urb.
- Medicago laciniata var. micrechinus Maire
- Medicago laciniata var. pilosa Nábělek
- Medicago laciniata var. saharae Nègre
- Medicago leonis Sennen & Mauricio
- Medicago monantha Blatt.
- Medicago polymorpha var. laciniata L.
- Medicago pseudogranatensis Blatt.
- Medicago schimperiana Hochst. ex Boiss.
Flowers
- In flower
- March, August (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Abdenour Kheloufi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: brshedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: brshedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: brshedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Genevieve Early, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.