| Source: |
ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
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| Name: |
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
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| Rank: |
Subspecies |
| Status: |
ACCEPTED
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| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): |
Regnum - Plantae
Divisio - Tracheophyta
Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
Class - Magnoliopsida
Superordo - Rosanae
Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
Tribus - Trifolieae
Genus - Medicago L.
Species - Medicago sativa L.
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| Comments: |
Native range, if such ever existed, cannot now be discerned, Possible origin in the western distribution range of subsp.microcarpa |
| Common names: |
Alfalfa (French), Lucerne (French)[Credits] |
| Conservation Status: |
Not Threatened |
| Maps: |
distribution |
| Occurrence: |
[AE(G) Ag Al Au(A) Be(B) Bl Br Bu Co Cr Cy Cz Da Eg Fe Ga(F) Ge Gr Hb(E) He Ho Hs(S) Hu IJ It Ju LS Lu Ma No Po Rm Sa Si(S) Su Tn Tu(A E)] |
| Use: |
Forage |
