Medicago sativa
species of plant, alfalfa
APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: superrosids • Cladus: rosids • Cladus: eurosids I • Ordo: Fabales • Familia: Fabaceae • Subfamilia: Faboideae • Tribus: Trifolieae • Genus: Medicago • Species: Medicago sativa L. (1753)
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See also: Medicago falcata. 
- English: Lucerne, Alfalfa
- تونسي: فصّة
- Afrikaans: Lusern
- aragonés: Alfalz, Alfaz
- العربية: ألفاألفا, ألفالفا, الفصة, الفصفصة, برسيم حجازي, فصة معمرة, فصفصة, فصة مزروعة
- مصرى: برسيم
- asturianu: alfalfa
- تۆرکجه: یوْنجا
- беларуская: Люцэрна пасяўная
- български: люцерна
- català: Alfalç, Alfals, Userda
- Tsetsêhestâhese: Otá'tavö'êstse
- کوردی: وێنجە
- čeština: alfalfa, tolice vojtěška, vojtěška
- kaszëbsczi: Séwnô lucerna
- dansk: Lucerne
- Deutsch: Luzerne
- Ελληνικά: Μηδική
- emiliàn e rumagnòl: Èrba mèdga
- American English: alfalfa
- Esperanto: Luzerno
- español: afalfe, afarfa, alfal, alfalce bordo, alfalce, alfalfa brava, alfalfa mansa, alfalfa silvestre, alfalfa, alfalfe, alfalz, alfance, alfange, alfarfa, alfás, alfauce, alfaz, alholva, almierca, amelca, amielcas, arfarfa, carretón borde, carretón, ervaye, falfa, farfa, melga, miajera, mielca, mielcón, mielga, mielgas, mierga, miergas, mierpes, nielga, probayernos, trébol de España, trebolillo, zarza
- eesti: Harilik lutsern
- euskara: Argi-belar
- فارسی: اسپست, یونجه
- suomi: Alfalfa, Luserni, Sinimailanen, sinimailanen
- français: Alfalfa, Luzerne cultivee, Luzerne cultivée, Luzerne, luzerne commune
- Gaeilge: Alfalfa
- galego: Alfalfa
- ગુજરાતી: રજકો
- Gaelg: Alfalfey
- עברית: אלפלפה, אספסת תרבותית
- हिन्दी: अल्फाल्फा
- hrvatski: Plava djetelina
- hornjoserbsce: Lucerna, Módra šlinčina
- magyar: Takarmánylucerna
- հայերեն: առվույտ
- Bahasa Indonesia: Alfalfa
- Ido: Luzerno
- íslenska: Lúserna, Refasmári
- italiano: Erba medica, Erba spagna, Medica
- 日本語: アルファルファ, ムラサキウマゴヤシ, 紫馬肥
- ქართული: იონჯა
- қазақша: Ақсары жоңышқа
- ಕನ್ನಡ: ಆಲ್ಫಾಲ್ಫ
- 한국어: 알팔파, 자주개자리
- Latina: Medica
- latviešu: sējas lucerna
- македонски: Луцерка
- മലയാളം: അൽഫാൽഫ
- монгол: Таримал царгас
- Bahasa Melayu: Alfalfa
- မြန်မာဘာသာ: အယ်လဖားဖားပင်
- norsk bokmål: Alfalfa, Blålusern, Lusern
- नेपाली: लुसर्न घाँस
- Nederlands: Alfalfa, Luzerne, Luzerneklaver, Luzernescheuten, luzerne
- norsk: Blålusern, Alfalfa
- Diné bizaad: Tłʼoh waaʼí
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਲੂਸਣ
- polski: Alfalfa, Lucerna siewna
- پنجابی: لوسن
- پښتو: رشقه
- português: alfafa, luzerna
- română: Lucernă
- русский: Люцерна посевная
- srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Lucerna
- Simple English: Alfalfa
- slovenčina: lucerna siata
- shqip: Jonxhë
- српски / srpski: Луцерка
- српски (ћирилица): alfalafa
- svenska: Alfalfa, Alfalfafrö, Blålusern, Blåluzern, Gullusern, Lusern
- தமிழ்: குதிரை மசால்
- తెలుగు: అల్ఫాల్ఫా
- тоҷикӣ: Ришқаи боғӣ
- ไทย: ถั่วอัลฟัลฟา
- Tagalog: Alpalpa
- Türkçe: Alfalfa, Kaba yonca, Şark yoncası, Yonca, Yoncagl
- тыва дыл: Дүжер-меде тарымал
- ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: بېدە ئۇرۇقى
- українська: Люцерна посівна
- اردو: لوسن، الفصفصة، فصفصة نبات، فصة
- vèneto: spanja
- Tiếng Việt: Cỏ linh lăng
- walon: Advalfa, Luzere
- 吴语: 紫花苜蓿
- 粵語: 紫花苜蓿
- 中文: 牧蓿, 紫花苜蓿, 紫苜蓿, 苜蓿, 路蒸, 紫苜蓿（紫花苜蓿）, 苗蓿, 苜蓿子
- 中文（中国大陆）: 紫花苜蓿
- 中文（简体）: 紫花苜蓿, 苜蓿, 紫苜蓿
- 中文（繁體）: 紫花苜蓿
- 中文（香港）: 紫花苜蓿
- 中文（新加坡）: 紫花苜蓿
- 中文（臺灣）: 紫花苜蓿
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