Fabaceae

Snail medick

Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Medicago

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: فصة حرشفية
arz: فصه حرشفيه
Chinese: 蜗牛苜蓿, 蝸牛苜蓿
English: Snail medick
Persian: یونجه بشقابی
Swedish: Snäcklusern
Vietnamese: Linh lăng khiên

Synonyms

Cochleata scutellata (L.) Medik.
Medica scutellata (L.) Bubani
Medicago inermis Lam. ex Steud.
Medicago polymorpha var. scutellata L.
Medicago scutellaris Rchb.
Pocockia scutellata (L.) Trautv.

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Marco Iocchi, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Pisa, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Pisa, CC BY 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.