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 rigidula (L.) All.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Medica villosa BubaniMedicago agrestis Ten.Medicago banofcensis Kit.Medicago banofoensis Kit.Medicago bondevii KožuharovMedicago bonofcensis Kit., 1864Medicago cinerascens Jord.Medicago cinerascens var. longiseta LamotteMedicago depressa Jord.Medicago gaditana Pérez LaraMedicago gaditana Pérez Lara ex Willk.Medicago gerardii Waldst. & Kit.Medicago gerardii Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.Medicago gerardii subsp. agrestis (Ten.) Bonnier & LayensMedicago gerardii var. minor Ser.Medicago gerardii var. submitis Boiss.Medicago germana Jord.Medicago hirsuta Thuill.Medicago mitis Willd.Medicago mitis Willd. ex Urb.Medicago morisiana Jord.Medicago muricata (L.) Desr.Medicago obscura var. muricata (L.) RouyMedicago polymorpha var. muricata L.Medicago polymorpha var. rigidula L.Medicago pseudogerardii SchurMedicago rigidula (L.) Desr., 1792Medicago rigidula (L.) Willd., 1802Medicago rigidula f. cinerascens (Jord.) KoMedicago rigidula f. discoidea KoMedicago rigidula f. elegans KoMedicago rigidula f. pastoralis KoMedicago rigidula f. submitis (Boiss.) KoMedicago rigidula f. subnudulosa KoMedicago rigidula f. viscidula KoMedicago rigidula f. viscosa KoMedicago rigidula subsp. agrestis (Ten.) PonertMedicago rigidula subsp. agrestis (Ten.) RouyMedicago rigidula subsp. cinerascens (Jord.) PonertMedicago rigidula subsp. zoharyi PonertMedicago rigidula var. agrestis (Ten.) BurnatMedicago rigidula var. brevispina RouyMedicago rigidula var. cinerascens (Jord.) RouyMedicago rigidula var. compacta KožuharovMedicago rigidula var. gerardii (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) BurnatMedicago rigidula var. germana (Jord.) RouyMedicago rigidula var. glandulosa (Podp.) KoMedicago rigidula var. lamottei RouyMedicago rigidula var. minor (Ser.) MorariuMedicago rigidula var. morisiana (Jord.) RouyMedicago rigidula var. submitis (Boiss.) PonertMedicago rigidula var. submitis Boiss.Medicago rigidula var. suffrutescens Willk.Medicago rigidula var. suffrutescens Willk. ex Pérez LaraMedicago rigidula var. timeroyi (Jord.) BoreauMedicago rigidula var. turbiniformis KoMedicago timeroyi Jord.Medicago tomentosa Chevall.Medicago tuberculata var. glandulosa Podp.Medicago verlotii Songeon & E.P.PerrierMedicago villosa DC.Medicago villosa var. mitis DelileMedicago villosula Baumg.Onobrychis davisii PonertOnobrychis hakkariensis Ponert
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Poison reported
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 identifier20011853-1
Use codesAF EU GS PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINSEPASAL
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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.