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Medicago sativa L.
Medicago sativa, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild [Lum/Walker].
Common names: alfalfa
Community: escaped cultivar
Wetlands:occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always under natural conditions in non wetlands in California [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 0 and 4921 feet Family: Fabaceae
Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + ICPN + PLANTS
 Synonyms:
ICPN: Medicago sativa ssp. falcata
ICPN: Medicago sativa ssp. sativa
Related names:See a list of other species in the genus Medicago found in California.
This is a parent record. Observation data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties:
  Medicago sativa ssp. falcata
  Medicago sativa ssp. sativa
Distribution in California based on available records:
A shaded county indicates that there are one or more records of this plant within the county.

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    For a distribution map based on other criteria (eg. more than one record within the county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 

  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County: Click county name to view records (numbers are approximate).
Information about  Medicago sativa  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile from USDA PLANTS (code = MESA) Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant) on CNPLX

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Feb 09, 2010).

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