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Spotted medick

Medicago arabica

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Common names

31 names · 25 languages
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Other languages (24)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • فصة عربية[2]
Catalan
  • Herba de la taca[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 褐斑苜蓿[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 褐斑苜蓿[2]
Czech
  • tolice arabská[2]
Danish
  • Plet-sneglebælg[2]
Estonian
  • araabia lutsern[2]
Finnish
  • laikkumailanen[2]
German
  • Arabischer Schneckenklee[1][2]
Hebrew
  • אספסת הכתמים[2]
Hungarian
  • arab lucerna[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • モンツキウマゴヤシ[2]
Polish
  • lucerna plamista[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Люцерна аравийская[2]
Slovak
  • lucerna arabská[2]
Slovenian
  • arabska meteljka[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • fläcklusern[2]
Turkish
  • benli yonca[2]
Ukrainian
  • Люцерна арабська[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Medicago arabica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Spotted medick — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Arabischer Schneckenklee — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Heart Clover — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Spotted Bur Medick — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Spotted Burclover — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Lucerna de Arabia — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Trébol manchado — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Luzerne d'Arabie — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Luzerne jaune — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Luzerne tachetée — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Erba medica araba — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Gevlekte rupsklaver — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Luzerna-arábica — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
[2] Medicago arabica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Spotted medick — results[7].names[1]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Arabischer Schneckenklee — results[7].names[12]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Heart Clover — results[7].names[3]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Spotted Bur Medick — results[7].names[5]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Spotted Burclover — results[7].names[2]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Lucerna de Arabia — results[7].names[16]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Trébol manchado — results[7].names[15]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Luzerne d'Arabie — results[7].names[7]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Luzerne jaune — results[7].names[8]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Luzerne tachetée — results[7].names[10]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Erba medica araba — results[7].names[25]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Gevlekte rupsklaver — results[7].names[21]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Luzerna-arábica — results[7].names[6]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Люцерна аравийская — results[7].names[9]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • tolice arabská — results[7].names[11]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • 褐斑苜蓿 — results[7].names[13]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • laikkumailanen — results[7].names[14]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • モンツキウマゴヤシ — results[7].names[17]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • araabia lutsern — results[7].names[18]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • fläcklusern — results[7].names[19]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • فصة عربية — results[7].names[20]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Herba de la taca — results[7].names[22]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Plet-sneglebælg — results[7].names[23]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • arabska meteljka — results[7].names[24]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • arab lucerna — results[7].names[26]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • benli yonca — results[7].names[27]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • lucerna plamista — results[7].names[28]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • lucerna arabská — results[7].names[29]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • 褐斑苜蓿 — results[7].names[30]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • אספסת הכתמים — results[7].names[31]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
  • Люцерна арабська — results[7].names[32]; taxon id 61012; Medicago arabica.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Medicago arabica is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Fabaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Canary Is., W. Europe to Medit and Caucasus.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Spotted medick (Medicago arabica) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Medicago arabica — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): Fabaceae. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 611384; ID 3YNJ2; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 611384; ID 3YNJ2; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Medicago arabica — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 86567; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 796454, 796458, 796460, 796461, 796462, 796464, 796465, 796466, 796467, 796468, 796469, 796470, 796471, 796472, 796473, 796474, 796475, 796476, 796477, 796478, 796480, 796481, 796482, 796483, 796484, 796485, 796486, 796487, 796488, 796489, 796490, 796491, 796492, 796493, 796494

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.