Medicago glomerata
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1957
Origin
S. Europe, N. Africa
Other information
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.