Medicago sativa L.
(Lucerne, Medick, Alfalfa)

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Medicago sativa ssp sativa
Lucerne, Alfalfa
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMedicago sativa (Lucerne, Medick, Alfalfa)
GenusMedicago (medicks)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Medicago sativa (Lucerne, Medick, Alfalfa) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Medicago sativa (Lucerne, Medick, Alfalfa)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 37 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Medicago sativa (Lucerne, Medick, Alfalfa)
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