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Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa
L.
Family:
Fabaceae
alfalfa,
more...
(es: alfalfa)
[
Medicago tunetana
(Murb.) Vassilcz.]
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General Description
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Plant
: Perennial forb, ± glabrous or puberulent; stem decumbent to generally erect, 2-8 dm
Leaves
: leaves trifoliate; stipules entire to sharply toothed; leaflets 1-1.5 cm, narrowly lanceolate to obovate, dentate
Flowers
: small; calyx 4-4.5 mm; corolla 8-10 mm, purple or multicolored (i.e., violet, violet-green, greenish yellow, rarely yellow); 9 filaments fused, 1 free
Fruit
: legume, indehiscent, glabrous, generally coiled 2-3 turns (rarely only sickle-shaped), leathery; prickles 0; Seeds several
Misc
: Disturbed and agricultural areas; < 1500 m.; Apr-Oct
Notes
: pods spirally coiled and unarmed
References
: Kearney & Peebles; Arizona Flora. McDougall; Seed plants of Northern Arizona. A Utah Flora.ASU specimans
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