Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusMedicago
Scientific name with authorshipMedicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Medica littoralis (Rohde ex Loisel.) BubaniMedicago arenaria Ten.Medicago braunii Gren. & Godr.Medicago cylindracea DC.Medicago gracilis Biv.Medicago littoralis RhodeMedicago littoralis Rhode ex Hornem.Medicago littoralis RohdeMedicago littoralis f. braunii (Gren. & Godr.) BolzonMedicago littoralis f. breviseta (DC.) CasellasMedicago littoralis f. dextrorsa Urb.Medicago littoralis f. polyantha MerinoMedicago littoralis f. sinistrorsa Urb.Medicago littoralis subsp. braunii (Gren. & Godr.) Bonnier & LayensMedicago littoralis subsp. breviseta (DC.) Urb.Medicago littoralis subsp. cylindracea (DC.) NymanMedicago littoralis subsp. inermis (Moris) Arcang., 1882Medicago littoralis subsp. inermis (Moris) Urb.Medicago littoralis subsp. littoralisMedicago littoralis subsp. longiseta (DC.) Urb.Medicago littoralis var. aegyptiaca Turki, El Shayeb & F.ShehataMedicago littoralis var. arenaria (Ten.) BolzonMedicago littoralis var. breviseta DC.Medicago littoralis var. cylindracea (DC.) Urb.Medicago littoralis var. dentata Turki, El Shayeb & F.ShehataMedicago littoralis var. depressa Urb.Medicago littoralis var. dextrorsa DurieuMedicago littoralis var. inermis MorisMedicago littoralis var. inermis Rouy, 1899Medicago littoralis var. littoralisMedicago littoralis var. longeaculeata MorisMedicago littoralis var. longiseta DC.Medicago littoralis var. pentacycla Urb.Medicago littoralis var. rouyana FioriMedicago littoralis var. rugulosa Batt.Medicago littoralis var. subinermis (Bertol.) Boiss.Medicago pusilla Viv.Medicago rugulosa Batt.Medicago subinermis Bertol.Medicago tetracycla C.PreslMedicago tetracycla var. littoralis C.PreslMedicago trigyna SennenMedicago truncatula subsp. littoralis (Rohde ex Loisel.) Ponert
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier506264-1
Use codesAF EU GS
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
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