Medicago sativa Linnaeus
Medicago sativa Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2023b.
Vernacular names
- luzerne cultivée Marie-Victorin, 1995
- luzerne Darbyshire, 2003
- luzerne commune Burte, 1992
- alfalfa Darbyshire et al., 2000
- lucerne Harms, 2006
Synonyms
Distribution
- Native
- Introduced
- Ephemeral
- Excluded
- Extirpated
- Doubtful
- Absent
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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 |
| Subspecies | Medicago sativa subsp. sativa |
| Subspecies | Medicago sativa subsp. ×varia |
Habit
Herb