Hybrid
Alfalfa
Medicago × varia
Martyn
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Taxonomy
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Medicago
Species
Medicago × varia
Lifecycle & Ecology
Growth Habit
Forb/herb
EdibleNo
Also Known As
Medicago mediaMedicago × cyclocarpaMedicago schischkiniiMedicago × subdicyclaMedicago × rivularisMedicago × roborowskiiMedicago × spuriaMedicago × kultiassoviiMedicago × tetrahemicyclaMedicago × tianschanicaMedicago × tibetanaMedicago × ladakMedicago × subfalcataMedicago × annularisMedica × mediaMedicago × hemicyclaMedicago × varia f. rivularisMedicago sativa subsp. variaMedicago × alaschanicaMedicago × varia f. ambiguaMedicago × alatavicaMedicago × trautvetteriMedicago × mediaMedicago × mirandanaMedicago × komaroviiMedicago × lilaceaMedicago × caucasicaMedicago × cibiniensisMedicago × paucifloraMedicago sativa var. paucifloraMedicago × ochroleucaMedicago × lavrenkoiMedicago sativa subsp. hemicyclaMedicago × grandiflora
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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