Fabaceae
Wrinkled medick
Medicago rugosa
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Medicago
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- فصة مجعدة
- Chinese
- 美西种苜蓿
- English
- Wrinkled medick, Gama medic
Synonyms
- Medicago elegans Jacq. ex Willd.
- Medicago elegans var. graeca Heldr.
- Medicago elegans var. incisa Moris
- Medicago orbicularioides Candargy
- Medicago rugosa f. incisa (Moris) Urb.
- Medicago rugosa var. graeca Heldr. ex Nyman
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.