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Medicago sativa

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Naming

Botanical Name: Medicago sativa
Common Names: alfalfa
Key Name: Alfalfa
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Taxonomy

Kingdom Viridiplantae Phylum Streptophyta
Class Magnoliopsida Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae Genus Medicago
Species sativa NCBI Tax ID 3879
Organism Medicago sativa

Characteristics

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Medicago sativa
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Medicago sativa
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Alfalfa
Alfalfa
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Medicago sativa
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Medicago sativa
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Medicago sativa
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Medicago sativa
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Distribution

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Medical

Therapeutic Action: Antiseptic,Astringent,Carminative,Diuretic,Expectorant
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Pollination and Pollinators

Apis: No
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