Medicago sativa

Lucerne, Alfalfa at Nanima, NSW

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Identification history

Medicago sativa	25 May 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Medicago sativa	24 Apr 2019	BettyDonWood
Unidentified	22 Apr 2019	81mv

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3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

23 Apr 2019

I suspect this is a garden escape. It is not one of the local native peas.

81mv wrote:

24 Apr 2019

Turns out it’s actually a farm escapee - it’s alfalfa.

BettyDonWood wrote:

25 Apr 2019

I should have recognised it. I did not realise the flowers opened as much as that. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/plants_se_nsw/text/entities/medicago_sativa.htm This is a fact sheet from a late draft of my app Plants of South Eastern New South Wales which will be released soon.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.131364 -34.999481
Altitude 722.2m
Places Nanima, NSW

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
16 Mar 2019 03:10 PM Recorded on
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Collections
Plants Peas

Additional information

True In flower
10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

Medicago sativa Scientific name
Lucerne, Alfalfa Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 746.41m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
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