Medicago sativa ssp. falcata (Yellow flower alfalfa)

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Medicago sativa L. ssp. falcata (L.) Arcang.

Yellow flower alfalfa, falcata, yellow alfalfa

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Medicago falcata L.
Medicago falcata L. var. romanica (Prodan) O. Schwarz & Klink.

4/29/2018 · Willow Spring Picnic Area, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 14 cm)

4/29/2018 · Willow Spring Picnic Area, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada · ≈ 4 × 5″ (10 × 12 cm)

4/29/2018 · Willow Spring Picnic Area, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada · ≈ 4 × 6″ (11 × 16 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fabales	Legumes (pea and bean families)
Family	Fabaceae	Legume family (peas and beans)
Genus	Medicago	From Latin medica, “alfalfa, lucerne,” in turn from Greek μηδική (πόα), “Median (grass).’Latin medica ‘alfalfa, lucerne,’ from Greek: median μηδική (πόα), “grass”
Species	sativa	Means “that which is sown,” indicating the plant is a cultivated one
ssp.	falcata	Sickle-shaped

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Medicago sativa ssp. falcata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.