*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.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA11.2, GrPl, 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; Medicago sativa L. — (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Medicago sativa ssp. sativa - FNA11.2
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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Horticultural Information
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