PLANTS Profile for Medicago laciniata (cutleaf medick)

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PLANTS Profile

Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.
cutleaf medick

Symbol:

MELA5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahwaz. Usage Requirements.

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Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.

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Synonyms:
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.

	MEAS4	Medicago aschersoniana Urb.
	TRLA26	Trigonella laciniata auct. non L.		cutleaf fenugreek

Distribution:
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.


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USA (LA, MA, ME, SC), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 38 species in Medicago

Classification:
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Medicago L. – alfalfa
Species	Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill. – cutleaf medick

Introduced Information:
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503719.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 12:22 AM CDT