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Medicago rugosa Desr.
gama medic

   
Symbol: MERU3
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
  



   
Other common names:
  wrinkled medick
Photograph of Medicago rugosa Desr.
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Australia.
 
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Distribution by State:
Medicago rugosa Desr.

Distributional Map for Medicago rugosa Desr.
Distribution Map Legend

Medicago rugosa Desr. distribution:
USA (HI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
HI

 

Related Taxa:
Medicago rugosa Desr.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 38 species in Medicago
 

Classification:
Medicago rugosa Desr.

     
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 rugosa Desr. – gama medic
 

Introduced Information:
Medicago rugosa Desr.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

 

 
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