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Fabaceae

Hairy medick

Medicago monspeliaca (L.) Trautv.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Medicago

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Common names

By language (6)
Arabic
فصة مونبلييه
Bulgarian
Монпелийски сминдух
Czech
Tolice thesalská
English
Hairy medick, Star-fruited fenugreek
Japanese
メディカゴ・モンスペリアカ
Swedish
Fransklusern

Synonyms

  • Buceras elliptica Moench
  • Buceras monspeliaca (L.) All.
  • Falcatula monspeliaca (L.) Fourr.
  • Telis monspeliaca (L.) Kuntze
  • Trigonella divaricata Clairv.
  • Trigonella monspeliaca L.
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. eigii Širj.
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. incisa Širj.
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. leiocarpa (W.D.J.Koch) Širj.
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. macrocarpa (Bornm.) Širj.
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. moabitica Širj. & Eig
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. naftolskyi (Eig) Širj.
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. nuda Širj.
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. petiolata (Post) Širj.
  • Trigonella monspeliaca subsp. caulescens Feinbrun
  • Trigonella monspeliaca subsp. subacaulis Feinbrun
  • Trigonella monspeliaca var. glabrata Eig
  • Trigonella monspeliaca var. leiocarpa W.D.J.Koch
  • Trigonella monspeliaca var. macrocarpa Bornm.
  • Trigonella monspeliaca var. naftolskyi Eig
  • Trigonella monspeliaca var. petiolata Post
  • Trigonella parviflora Sm.

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.