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Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.
snail medick

   
Symbol: MESC6
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
  



Photograph of Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Italy.
 
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Distribution by State:
Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.

Distributional Map for Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.
Distribution Map Legend

Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. distribution:
USA (MD)

 

Related Taxa:
Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 38 species in Medicago
 

Classification:
Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.

     
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 scutellata (L.) Mill. – snail medick
 

Introduced Information:
Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.

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

 

 

 
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