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								ILDIS World Database of Legumes  2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
 
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                            | Name: | 
                            
				Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.
				
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                            | Nomencl. ref.: | 
                            Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Medicago no. 5. 1768 | 
                          
						  
                          
                            | Rank: | 
                            Species | 
                          
                          
                            | Status: | 
                            
				
					
                              	
                              	
					ACCEPTED
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		| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): | 
		Regnum - Plantae 
				    
				Divisio - Tracheophyta 
				    
				    
				Subdivisio - Spermatophytina 
				    
				    
				    
				Class - Magnoliopsida 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Superordo - Rosanae 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Ordo - Fabales Bromhead 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Familia - Fabaceae Lindl. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Tribus - Trifolieae 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Genus - Medicago L. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				
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		| Basionym: | 
		Medicago polymorpha var. laciniata L. | 
                          
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						Included taxa:
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					Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill. subsp. laciniata
					
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					Medicago laciniata subsp. schimperiana P. Fourn.
					
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		| Common names: | 
		
				carretón (Spanish, Castillian), Cut-leaved Medick (English), Lyutzerna Razdelnolistnaya (Russian), Tattered Medick ()[Credits] | 
			
	
	
		| Conservation Status: | 
		
				Not Threatened | 
			
	
	
		| Maps: | 
		
				distribution | 
			
	
	
		| Occurrence: | 
		
       			  Ag Ca Eg Ir Jo LS Ma Md Sn Tn [Co Es Ga(F) Hs(S) It Uk(U)] | 
		
	
	
		| Use: | 
		
				Forage, Weed |