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Fabaceae
Medicago

not marked as a favorite taxon *Medicago sativa Linnaeus ssp. sativa. Common name: Purple Alfalfa, Purple Lucerne. Phenology: Apr-Jul (-Oct). Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe and sw. Asia.

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Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA11.2, GrPl, K1, K4; = Medicago sativa L. — Ar, F, G, Il, Mi, NE, NY, S, SE3, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Isely (1998), Woods & Orcutt (2017); < Medicago sativa L. — Bah, Fl3, Mo3, NcTx, Pa, RAB. Basionym: Medicago sativa L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Medicago sativa ssp. sativa - FNA11.2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Medicago sativa ssp. sativa© Adam Arendell source CC0 | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Medicago sativa ssp. sativa© Adam Arendell source | Original Image ⭷

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