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Medicago sativa

species of plant, alfalfa
Taxon taxon Q156106
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Medicago sativa

Summary

Medicago sativa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,345 views/month, #565 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Medicago sativa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Medicago sativa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • glowworm is named after Medicago sativa[5].
  • medicinal plant is named after Medicago sativa[6].
  • Medicago sativa's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • Medicago sativa is classified within Medicago[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Medicago sativa is Medicago sativa[9].
  • Medicago sativa is a type of useful plant[10].
  • Medicago sativa is a type of perennial plant[11].
  • Medicago sativa is used for medicinal plant[12].
  • Medicago sativa is used for fodder[13].
  • Medicago sativa is used for food[14].
  • Medicago sativa is used for nectar source[15].
  • Medicago sativa is used for green manure[16].
  • Medicago sativa's Commons category is recorded as Medicago sativa[17].
  • Medicago sativa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Medicago sativa[18].
  • Medicago sativa's Commons gallery is recorded as Medicago sativa[19].
  • Medicago sativa's depicted by is recorded as IOP 1953 Episode 157[20].
  • Medicago sativa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[21].
  • Medicago sativa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Medicago sativa's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 42(2)[23].
  • Medicago sativa's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[24].
  • Medicago sativa's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[25].
  • Medicago sativa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=23676[26].
  • Medicago sativa's this taxon is source of is recorded as alfalfa sprouts[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Medicago sativa is Medicago sativa[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Medicago[8]. Recorded taxon common name include Luzerne[28], alfalfa[29], Lusern[30], Alfalz[31], Alfaz[32], and ألفاألفا[33].

Discovery and Description

Things named after include glowworm[5], an organisms known by a particular common name[34] and medicinal plant[6], a plant life-form[35].

Identifiers

Medicago sativa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3879[36]. Medicago sativa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 703652[37]. Medicago sativa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9151957[38]. Medicago sativa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183623[39].

Why It Matters

Medicago sativa ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,345 views/month, #565 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inaturalist taxon id → 57057
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  4. 15w ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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