Medicago sativa ssp sativa L.
(Lucerne, Alfalfa)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesMedicago sativa ssp sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa)
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)
Records of Medicago sativa ssp sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa) :
1: Medicago sativa ssp sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa)
27 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant

Medicago sativa ssp sativa (Lucerne, 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 ssp sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Medicago sativa ssp sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa)
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