Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Medicago sativa L.
Alfalfa; Lucerne
Herb
Annual
Vascular
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Not Native
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Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358799>Medicago sativa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 778–779. 1753.</a>
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<a href=https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/14341/?offset=#page=653&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=>"Medica falcata sativa siliqua cornuta magis tortili flore violaceo" in Morison, Pl. Hist. Univ., 2: 158, s. 2, t. 16, f. 2, 1680. Lectotypified by Heyn, Bull. Res. Council israel, Sect. D, Bot. 7: 162. 1959.</a>
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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