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alfalfa				More photos…
Medicago sativa ssp. sativa

Taxonomy	Family:	Fabaceae (pea)
	Subfamily:	Faboideae
	Tribe:	Trifolieae
	Genus:	Medicago
	Section:	Medicago

Nativity	Native of western Asia and Egypt. Cultivated and naturalized.
Status
Habitat	Disturbed sites
Flowering	June to September
Flower Color	Purple to cream
Height	12″ to 36″

Identification

Similar Species	Yellow alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. falcata) has yellow flowers.

Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Blanket Flower Prairie SNA Bonanza Prairie SNA Bunker Hills Regional Park Carver Park Reserve Clinton Prairie SNA Elm Creek Park Reserve Felton Prairie SNA Shrike Unit Glynn Prairie SNA Hayes Lake State Park Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Kasota Prairie SNA Lake Elmo Park Reserve Lake Rebecca Park Reserve Lost Valley Prairie SNA Lundblad Prairie SNA			Old Mill State Park Ordway Prairie Oronoco Prairie SNA Osmundson Prairie SNA Partch Woods SNA Pine Bend Bluffs SNA Rock Ridge Prairie SNA Sedan Brook Prairie SNA Staffanson Prairie Strandness Prairie

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Synonyms	Medicago sativa ssp. varia Medicago X varia

Common Names	alfalfa