Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Medicago sativa L. ssp. falcata (L.) Arcang.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Medicago falcata L., Medicago sylvestris L. (Medicago falcata L.)

Common names:

Medick (1930, IA) (82)

Rusian alfalfa (1930, IA) (82)

Siberian alfalfa (1930, IA) (82)

Sickle alfalfa (1942) (155)

Sickle medick (1913, Ottawa) (68)

Yellow alfalfa (1932-Present) (50, 3, 85)

Yellow lucerne (1913, Ottawa) (68)