Taxon:  Medicago sativa L. subsp. ambigua (Trautv.) Tutin



Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Medicago
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
104922
Place of publication:
Feddes Repert. 79:53.  1968
Verified:
02/15/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
512 (437  active, 414  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Gunn, C. R. et al. 1978. Classification of Medicago sativa L. using legume characters and flower colors. Techn. Bull. U.S.D.A. 1574:14.
  2. Isely, D. 1983. Classification of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and relatives. Iowa State J. Res. 57:217. Note: = Medicago sativa L.
  3. Small, E. 1986. Taxonomy of glandular wild alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Canad. J. Bot. 64:2127. Note: mentions, not worthy of recognition
  4. Small, E. 1989. pers. comm.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104922. Accessed 26 June 2026.