biostudies-literatureUnknown6(1)Xie J<i>Medicago ruthenica</i> is a well-known high-quality forage due to its good palatability and strong tolerance to drought, cold and saline-alkali stress. Here, the complete chloroplast genome sequence of <i>M. ruthenica</i> was reported. The chloroplast genome is 126,939 bp in length. This chloroplast genome has no inverted repeat (IR) regions, which is very common in the family Fabaceae. The <i>M. ruthenica</i> chloroplast genome encodes 107 genes, including 73 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis result strongly suggested that <i>M. ruthenica</i> is a distinct lineage in <i>Medicago</i>, being sister to highly supported clade composed of three species (<i>M. hybrida, M. papillosa and M. sativa</i>).Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources29-30https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7808323biostudies-literatureComplete chloroplast genome of a high-quality forage in north China, <i>Medicago ruthenica</i> (Fabaceae：Trifolieae).PMC7808323Liang CLiu HTang JLi ZXie JOu WJi ZWang HShen YMao JKazhuocairangfalseComplete chloroplast genome of a high-quality forage in north China, <i>Medicago ruthenica</i> (Fabaceae：Trifolieae).<i>Medicago ruthenica</i> is a well-known high-quality forage due to its good palatability and strong tolerance to drought, cold and saline-alkali stress. Here, the complete chloroplast genome sequence of <i>M. ruthenica</i> was reported. The chloroplast genome is 126,939 bp in length. This chloroplast genome has no inverted repeat (IR) regions, which is very common in the family Fabaceae. The <i>M. ruthenica</i> chloroplast genome encodes 107 genes, including 73 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis result strongly suggested that <i>M. ruthenica</i> is a distinct lineage in <i>Medicago</i>, being sister to highly supported clade composed of three species (<i>M. hybrida, M. papillosa and M. sativa</i>).2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Jan2022-02-10T09:22:14.716Z2021-02-21T05:29:06ZS-EPMC78083233352126010.1080/23802359.2020.1845578