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 minima (L.) Bartal.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Medica hirsuta (L.) BubaniMedicago americana LarrañagaMedicago arabica var. echinata WestonMedicago brachyacantha A.Kern.Medicago elongata (Rochel) Simonk.Medicago elongata (Rochel) Simonk. ex KernMedicago graeca Hornem.Medicago hirsuta (L.) All.Medicago hirsuta (L.) Bartal.Medicago hirsuta Vill., 1788Medicago hirsutissima CirilloMedicago hirsutissima Cirillo ex Steud.Medicago inconspicua NevskiMedicago lineata TauschMedicago meyeri GrunerMedicago minima (L.) GrufbergMedicago minima (L.) L.Medicago minima (L.) Lam.Medicago minima Wield.Medicago minima Willd.Medicago minima f. glandulosa H.Lindb.Medicago minima f. mollissima (Roth) Urb.Medicago minima f. pubescens (Webb) Urb.Medicago minima f. pulchella (Lowe) KoMedicago minima f. viscida (W.D.J.Koch) Urb.Medicago minima subsp. brevispina (Benth.) PonertMedicago minima subsp. ononidea CoincyMedicago minima subsp. ononidea Coincy ex RouyMedicago minima subsp. pulchella (Lowe) Arcang.Medicago minima var. brachyodon Rchb.Medicago minima var. brachyodon Rech.f.Medicago minima var. brevispina Benth.Medicago minima var. canescens Ser.Medicago minima var. compacta NeyrautMedicago minima var. elongata RochelMedicago minima var. exilis LangeMedicago minima var. graeca (Hornem.) CandargyMedicago minima var. hirsuta (L.) MératMedicago minima var. hirsuta (Vill.) N.H.F.Desp., 1838Medicago minima var. incana GaudinMedicago minima var. intermedia KoMedicago minima var. longiseta DC.Medicago minima var. longiseta Ser.Medicago minima var. longispina LoweMedicago minima var. maior MorisMedicago minima var. maritima GrayMedicago minima var. minimaMedicago minima var. mitis Phil.Medicago minima var. mollissima (Roth) W.D.J.KochMedicago minima var. pubescens WebbMedicago minima var. pulchella (Lowe) LoweMedicago minima var. pulchella FioriMedicago minima var. recta (Desf.) MératMedicago minima var. recta BurnatMedicago minima var. stenophylla ClavaudMedicago minima var. viscida SchurMedicago minima var. viscida W.D.J.KochMedicago minima var. vulgaris Urb.Medicago minima var. winterlii PriszterMedicago mollissima RothMedicago ononidea (Coincy ex Rouy) A.W.HillMedicago polonica BellardiMedicago polonica Bellardi ex Balb.Medicago polymorpha var. hirsuta L.Medicago polymorpha var. minima L.Medicago polymorpha var. recta Desf.Medicago pulchella LoweMedicago pulchella Tod.Medicago recta (Desf.) Willd.Medicago sessilis PeyronMedicago sessilis Peyron ex PostMedicago villosa Brot.Ononis ornithopodioides SieberOnonis ornithopodioides Sieber ex TauschSpirocarpus minimus (L.) Opiz
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier77089103-1
Use codesAF EU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.