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Medicago truncatula Gaertn.
barrelclover
       
Symbol:   METR10  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Fabaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None
Distribution:   Not in PFA



   
Other common names:
  barrel medic
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Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Spain. Usage Requirements.
 
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Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

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Synonyms:
Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

  METR11 Medicago tribuloides Desr. ex Lam.
 

Related Taxa:
Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 38 species in Medicago
 

Classification:
Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Medicago L. – alfalfa
Species Medicago truncatula Gaertn. – barrelclover
 

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Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506312.
 

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Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

Cover crops database at the UC Davis Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP)

Managing Cover Crops Profitably (Sustainable Agriculture Network)
 
 
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