Medicago falcata L. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Medicago falcata L.

Medicago falcata L.

Medicago falcata is a Medicago species native to Eurasia found worldwide, that symbioses with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, with many common names.

Family
Genus
Medicago
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Medicago falcata L.

Medicago falcata L. is a plant species belonging to the genus Medicago. It is native to large parts of Europe and Asia, but can now be found across the globe. This species forms a symbiotic relationship with Sinorhizobium meliloti, a bacterium that can fix nitrogen. Its common names are yellow lucerne, sickle alfalfa, yellow-flowered alfalfa, yellow alfalfa, sickle medick, and yellow medick.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Medicago

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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