Fabaceae
Medicago tornata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Medicago
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- فصة راجعة
- Chinese
- 托那苜蓿
- Swedish
- Skivlusern
Synonyms
- Medica incana Moench
- Medica italica Mill.
- Medica tornata (L.) Medik.
- Medicago astroites Bertol.
- Medicago corrugata Durieu
- Medicago helix Willd.
- Medicago helix var. inermis Lowe
- Medicago helix var. laevis (Desf.) Ball
- Medicago helix var. spinosa Guss.
- Medicago hispida var. tricycla (DC.) Urb.
- Medicago intermedia Ser.
- Medicago italica (Mill.) Grande
- Medicago italica subsp. belasicae Kožuharov
- Medicago italica subsp. corrugata (Durieu) Nègre
- Medicago italica subsp. helix (Willd.) Emb. & Maire
- Medicago italica subsp. lenticularis (Desr.) Urb.
- Medicago italica subsp. maroccana Nègre
- Medicago italica subsp. obscura (Retz.) Maire & Weiller
- Medicago italica subsp. striata (Bastard) Greuter & Burdet
- Medicago italica subsp. tornata (L.) Emb. & Maire
- Medicago italica var. aculeata (Guss.) Fiori
- Medicago italica var. inermis (Lowe) Emb. & Maire
- Medicago italica var. laevis (Desf.) Maire & Weiller
- Medicago italica var. lenticularis (Desr.) Nègre
- Medicago italica var. obscura (Retz.) Nègre
- Medicago italica var. spinosa (Guss.) Fiori
- Medicago italica var. tornata (L.) Fiori
- Medicago laevis Desf.
- Medicago laevis var. dicycla Maire
- Medicago lappacea var. tricycla (DC.) Godr.
- Medicago lenticularis Desr.
- Medicago littoralis subsp. striata (Bastard) R.C.V.Douin
- Medicago littoralis subsp. tricycla (DC.) Laínz
- Medicago littoralis var. tricycla (DC.) Urb.
- Medicago nigra var. tricycla (DC.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Medicago obscura Retz.
- Medicago obscura f. aculeata (Guss.) Urb.
- Medicago obscura f. dextrosa Urb.
- Medicago obscura f. dextrosa Urb.
- Medicago obscura f. dextrosa Urb.
and 37 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to February (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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). About our plant data.