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*Medicago sativa Linnaeus ssp. ×varia (Martyn) Arcangeli. Hybrid Alfalfa, Hybrid Lucerne, Variegated Alfalfa. Phen: Apr-Jul (-Oct). Hab: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Europe and sw. Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy: = FNA11.2; = Medicago ×varia – Mi; = n/a – Tat; > Medicago falcata × sativa – NY; < Medicago sativa L. – Ar, Bah, Fl3, NcTx, Pa, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV; > Medicago sativa L. – RAB, Woods & Orcutt (2017)
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)
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