Medicago sativa subsp. falcata (Linnaeus) Arcangeli

Medicago sativa subsp. falcata (Linnaeus) Arcangeli is an accepted subspecies name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2023b.

Hybrid parent of

Medicago sativa subsp. ×varia (Martyn) Arcangeli.

Vernacular names

• luzerne en faux TelaBotanica
• luzerne à fruits en faux TelaBotanica
• luzerne en faucille Lambinon et al., 1992
• luzerne jaune Secrétariat d'État du Canada, 1974.
• luzerne sauvage TelaBotanica

• yellow alfalfa Harms, 2006
• sickle-podded alfalfa FNA Ed. Comm., 2023b
• sickle-podded medic FNA Ed. Comm., 2023b
• yellow-flowered alfalfa FNA Ed. Comm., 2023b

Synonyms

• Medicago falcata Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2023b

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae
Subfamily	Papilionoideae
Tribe	Trifolieae
Genus	Medicago
Section	Medicago sect. Medicago
Species	Medicago sativa
Subspecies	Medicago sativa subsp. falcata

Habit

Herb