Alfalfa

Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. sativa
Binomial name
Medicago sativa L.
Subspecies
M. sativa subsp. ambigua (Trautv.) Tutin M. sativa subsp. microcarpa Urban M. sativa subsp. sativa M. sativa subsp. varia (T. Martyn) Arcang.
Synonyms
List Medica sativa Lam. Medicago afganica (Bordere) Vassilcz. Medicago beipinensis Vassilcz. Medicago coerulea Ledeb. [Spelling variant] Medicago grandiflora (Grossh.) Vassilcz. Medicago hemicycla Grossh. Medicago ladak Vassilcz. Medicago lavrenkoi Vassilcz. Medicago media Pers. Medicago mesopotamica Vassilcz. Medicago ochroleuca Kult. Medicago orientalis Vassilcz. Medicago polia (Brand) Vassilcz. Medicago praesativa Sinskaya Medicago rivularis Vassilcz. Medicago sogdiana (Brand) Vassilcz. Medicago subdicycla (Trautv.) Vassilcz. Medicago sylvestris Fr. Medicago tianschanica Vassilcz. Medicago tibetana (Alef.) Vassilcz. Medicago trautvetteri Sumnev. Medicago varia Martyn Trigonella upendrae H.J.Chowdhery & R.R.Rao

Alfalfa is a legume with edible sprouts.

Edible parts

• Sprouted seeds
• Others?

Acknowledgements

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