Medicago sativa

Medicago sativa L. Engl.: alfalfa, buffalo brass, buffalo herb, chilean clover, lucerne, purple medic, sickle medick, yellow alfalfa. Deu.: Luzerne, Alfalfa, Saat-Luzerne, Sichel-Luzerne, Sichelklee. Suom.: sinimailanen, alfalfa, luserni, mailanen, sirppimailanen. Sven.: alfalfa, blålusern, gullusern, lusern, svenskt höfrö. Fran.: luzerne cultivée. Ital.: alfa-alfa, erba-medica erba-spagna. Bot. syn.: Medicago falcata L., Medicago x varia Martyn.

Alfalfa. Medicago sativa.

Classic texts: Ellingwood 1919.

Photo: Medicago sativa 6.

Photo: Medicago sativa 6. ssp. falcata. Flowering stand. Oulu bot.g., Finland. Planted. 2005-08-31.

Photo: Medicago sativa 5.

Photo: Medicago sativa 5. 'Vertus'. Flowers. Helsinki bot.g., (Kump.), Finland. Planted. 2004-09-17.

Photo: Medicago sativa 4.

Photo: Medicago sativa 4. Flower and leaf. Linnés trädgård, Uppsala, Sweden. Planted. 2003-06-20.

Photo: Medicago sativa 2.

Photo: Medicago sativa 2. Flowering patch. Helsinki bot.g. (Kump.), Finland. Planted. 1999-09-06.

Photo: Medicago sativa 3.

Photo: Medicago sativa 3. Flowering tops. Helsinki bot.g. (Kump.), Finland. Planted. 1999-09-06.

Photo: Medicago sativa 1.

Photo: Medicago sativa 1. Flowering patch, with a few Convolvulus flowers. Kew Garden, London, UK. Planted. 1995-07-01.

Photo: Medicago sativa.

Photo: Medicago sativa. Flowers. Kew Garden, London, UK. Planted. 1995-07-01.