Medicago falcata

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q21976301
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Medicago falcata

Summary

Medicago falcata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Medicago falcata's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Medicago falcata is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Medicago falcata belongs to the parent taxon Medicago[5].
  • Medicago falcata's scientific name is Medicago falcata[6].
  • Medicago falcata is a type of herbaceous plant[7].
  • Medicago falcata is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Medicago falcata is used for fodder[9].
  • Medicago falcata's Commons category is recorded as Medicago falcata[10].
  • Medicago falcata's Commons gallery is recorded as Medicago falcata[11].
  • Medicago falcata's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 42(2)[12].
  • Medicago falcata's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[13].
  • Medicago falcata's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=23581[14].
  • Medicago falcata's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. falcata'}[15].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sickle Medick'}[16].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sichelklee'}[17].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Sikkelklaver'}[18].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tolice srpovitá'}[19].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'sikkelklaver'}[20].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'luzerne sauvage'}[21].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '野苜蓿'}[22].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黄花苜蓿'}[23].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '野苜蓿'}[24].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '野苜蓿子'}[25].
  • Medicago falcata is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'srpasta meteljka'}[26].
  • Medicago falcata's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Medicago falcata is Medicago falcata[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Medicago[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sickle Medick'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sichelklee'}[17], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Sikkelklaver'}[18], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tolice srpovitá'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'luzerne sauvage'}[21], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '野苜蓿'}[22].

Identifiers

Medicago falcata's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 204355[28]. Medicago falcata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3878[29]. Medicago falcata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 703634[30]. Medicago falcata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2965354[31]. Medicago falcata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 516848[32].

Why It Matters

Medicago falcata ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Parent taxon Medicago
    Has use medicinal plant, fodder
    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 42(2), Q19133013
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