Species

Medicago glomerata

Etymology

Medicago: Derived indirectly from the Persian name Media (an Iranian kingdom in existence from late second millennium BC to the first millennium BC), whence alfalfa allegedly originates.

Family

Fabaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Year Naturalised

1957

Origin

S. Europe, N. Africa

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010