Calflora Taxon Report
Medicago sativa  L.  ssp. falcata  (L.) Arcang.

(not an active name)
Yellow alfalfa
Medicago sativa ssp. falcata is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
also called Medicago sativa
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Medicago sativa
Genus: Medicago
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSMedicago falcata var. romanica
PLANTSMedicago falcata
JEFMedicago sativa
Information about Medicago sativa ssp. falcata from other sources

USDA PLANTS Profile (MESAF)

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