Species: Medicago sativa
Alfalfa
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Medicago
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Lucerne - alfalfa
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Pea Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Fabales - Fabaceae - Medicago - Native to SW Asia, and widely cultivated (Hortus).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GNR
Global Status Last Changed
1994-03-22
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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