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Fabaceae

Water medick

Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Medicago

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Common names

By language (12)
Arabic
فصة شاطئية, قُرط, قُرْقيش, نَفَل
arz
فصه شاطئيه
Basque
Dunetako medikago
Bulgarian
Крайбрежна люцерна
Catalan
Melgó, Melgó litoral, Melgó repent, Trèvol de llapassa, Userda borda
Chinese
滨海苜蓿
English
Water medick
Finnish
Rantamailanen
French
Luzerne Du Littoral
Japanese
メディカゴ・リットラリス
Swedish
Mattlusern
Vietnamese
Linh lăng duyên hải

Synonyms

  • Medica littoralis (Rohde ex Loisel.) Bubani
  • Medicago arenaria Ten.
  • Medicago braunii Gren. & Godr.
  • Medicago cylindracea DC.
  • Medicago gracilis Biv.
  • Medicago litoralis Loisel.
  • Medicago littoralis f. braunii (Gren. & Godr.) Bolzon
  • Medicago littoralis f. breviseta (DC.) Casellas
  • Medicago littoralis f. dextrorsa Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis f. dextrorsa Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis f. dextrorsa Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis f. dextrorsa Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis f. polyantha Merino
  • Medicago littoralis f. sinistrorsa Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis f. sinistrorsa Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis f. sinistrorsa Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis f. sinistrorsa Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis prol. cylindracea (DC.) Rouy
  • Medicago littoralis subsp. braunii (Gren. & Godr.) Bonnier & Layens
  • Medicago littoralis subsp. breviseta (DC.) Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis subsp. cylindracea (DC.) Nyman
  • Medicago littoralis subsp. inermis (Moris) Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis subsp. longiseta (DC.) Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis var. aegyptiaca Turki, El Shayeb & F.Shehata
  • Medicago littoralis var. arenaria (Ten.) Bolzon
  • Medicago littoralis var. breviseta DC.
  • Medicago littoralis var. cylindracea (DC.) Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis var. dentata Turki, El Shayeb & F.Shehata
  • Medicago littoralis var. depressa Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis var. dextrorsa Durieu
  • Medicago littoralis var. inermis Moris
  • Medicago littoralis var. longeaculeata Moris
  • Medicago littoralis var. longiseta DC.
  • Medicago littoralis var. pentacycla Urb.
  • Medicago littoralis var. rouyana Fiori
  • Medicago littoralis var. rugulosa Batt.
  • Medicago littoralis var. subinermis (Bertol.) Boiss.
  • Medicago pusilla Viv.
  • Medicago rugulosa Batt.
  • Medicago subinermis Bertol.

and 4 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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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.