PLANTS Profile for Medicago ruthenica (alfalfa)

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PLANTS Profile

Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.
alfalfa

Symbol:

MERU6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

None

Not in PFA

More Information:

Images:
Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.

Synonyms:
Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.

TRRU10

Trigonella ruthenica L.

Related Taxa:
Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 38 species in Medicago

Classification:
Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.

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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 ruthenica (L.) Trautv. – alfalfa

More Accounts and Images:
Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507497.

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 04:04 AM CDT