*Medicago sativa Linnaeus ssp. varia (Martyn) Arcangeli. Common name: Hybrid Alfalfa, Hybrid Lucerne, Variegated Alfalfa. Phenology: Apr-Jul (-Oct). Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe and sw. Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA11.2; Medicago varia Martyn = Medicago ×varia Martyn — Mi; = n/a — Tat; > Medicago falcata × sativa — NY; < Medicago sativa L. — Ar, Bah, Fl3, Mo3, NcTx, Pa, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV; > Medicago sativa L. — RAB, Woods & Orcutt (2017). Basionym: Medicago varia Martyn 1793
Links to other floras: = Medicago sativa ssp. ×varia - FNA11.2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
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