Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusMedicago
Scientific name with authorshipMedicago lupulina L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lupularia parviflora OpizLupulina aurata NouletMedica lupulina (L.) Scop.Medicago apennina J.WoodsMedicago breviflora Gilib.Medicago canescens Menyh.Medicago ciliaris LucéMedicago corymbifera W.L.E.SchmidtMedicago corymbifera W.L.E.Schmidt ex Schltdl.Medicago cupaniana Guss.Medicago cupianiana Guss.Medicago cupiniana Guss.Medicago lupulina f. corymbosa (Ser.) Urb.Medicago lupulina f. leiocarpa Urb.Medicago lupulina f. polystachya (Ser.) Urb.Medicago lupulina f. stipularis (Wallr.) Urb.Medicago lupulina f. subglabra PauMedicago lupulina f. unguiculata (Ser.) Urb.Medicago lupulina f. willdenowiana (W.D.J.Koch) Urb.Medicago lupulina subsp. cupaniana (Guss.) NymanMedicago lupulina subsp. cupianiana (Guss.) NymanMedicago lupulina subsp. eurasiatica Braun-Blanq.Medicago lupulina subsp. glandulosa W.D.J.KochMedicago lupulina subsp. jalasii Rothm.Medicago lupulina subsp. lupulinaMedicago lupulina subsp. willdenowiana (W.D.J.Koch) SojákMedicago lupulina subsp. willdenowii (Mérat) Arcang.Medicago lupulina var. axilis MerinoMedicago lupulina var. canescens MorisMedicago lupulina var. cinerea Alleiz.Medicago lupulina var. corymbosa Ser.Medicago lupulina var. cupaniana (Guss.) Boiss.Medicago lupulina var. cupianiana (Guss.) Boiss.Medicago lupulina var. dzumgalensis Ubuk.Medicago lupulina var. eriocarpa (Rouy) MaireMedicago lupulina var. glabra GrayMedicago lupulina var. glanduligera NeumanMedicago lupulina var. glandulosa Neilr.Medicago lupulina var. glandulosa W.D.J.KochMedicago lupulina var. hispida Klett & Richt.Medicago lupulina var. perennans HalácsyMedicago lupulina var. polystachya Ser.Medicago lupulina var. scabra GrayMedicago lupulina var. stipularis (Wallr.) HallierMedicago lupulina var. unguiculata Ser.Medicago lupulina var. vassilczennkoi Ubuk.Medicago lupulina var. willdenowiana W.D.J.KochMedicago lupulina var. willdenowii Asch.Medicago mniocarpa Wallr.Medicago mniocarpa Wallr. ex Ser.Medicago reniformis DulacMedicago revoilii H.J.Coste & SouliéMedicago rigidula var. eriocarpa RouyMedicago stipularis Wallr.Medicago willdenowii MératMedicago willdenowii var. retorta MératMedicula lupulina (L.) Medik.Medicula lupulina subsp. jalasii (Rothm.) HolubMedicula lupulina subsp. willdenowiana (W.D.J.Koch) HolubMelilotus lupulinus (L.) Trautv.Melilotus medicaginoides Zumagl.Trifolium lupulinum (L.) SaviTrigonella mniocarpa Wallr.Trigonella mniocarpa Wallr. ex DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
Poison reported
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 identifier506268-1
Use codesAF EU IF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.