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Medicago sativa L. (Syn: Medica sativa Lam.; Medicago afganica (Bordere) Vassilcz.; Medicago alaschanica Vassilcz.; Medicago asiatica subsp. sinensis Sinskaya; Medicago beipinensis Vassilcz.; Medicago grandiflora (Grossh.) Vassilcz.; Medicago ladak Vassilcz.; Medicago mesopotamica Vassilcz.; Medicago orientalis Vassilcz.; Medicago pekinensis Vassilcz.; Medicago polia (Brand) Vassilcz.; Medicago praesativa Sinskaya; Medicago praesativa subsp. spontanea Sinsk.; Medicago roborovskii Vassilcz.; Medicago sativa f. alba Benke; Medicago sativa var. grandiflora Grossh. ; Medicago sativa var. tibetana Alef.; Medicago sogdiana (Brand) Vassilcz.; Medicago tibetana (Alef.) Vassilcz.; Trigonella upendrae H.J.Chowdhery & R.R.Rao);
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med-DIK-ah-go — from ancient Greek medike, referring to media
sa-TEE-vuh — cultivated . commonly known as: alfafa, bastard medic, buffal herb, lucerne, purple medic, sand lucerne • Gujarati: વિલાયતી ઘાસ vilayati ghas • Hindi: लुसन घास lusan ghas • Kannada: ಲುಸರ್ನೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು lusarne soppu, ವಿಲಾಯಿತಿ ಹುಲ್ಲು vilaayiti hullu • Marathi: विलायती गवत vilayati gavat • Punjabi: ਦੁਰੇਸ਼ਤਾ dureshta, ਸਿੰਝੀ sinjhi • Sanskrit: अश्वाबला ashvabala • Tamil: குதிரை மசால் kutirai macal . Native to: n Africa, Eurasia; widely naturalized / cultivated elsewhere .
Perennial tufted herb with ovate-lanceolate stipules, 10-25 mm long leaflets, white blue or purple flowers in 5-30 flowered racemes or heads on very long peduncles; fruit 5-9 mm, tightly coiled,
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I don’t think at this stage (in flower) it could be used as vegetable. Although tender leaves can be consumed as vegetable, the plants is mostly used as cattle fodder and often cultivated for it. .
Medicago sativa ??021111-PKA2: Yes Medica sativa, very common in Ladakh and Kashmir . Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: -Medicago sativa: Yes … Very common in Ladakh and Kashmir valley, blue is much more commoner. 2nd image appears closer to images at Medicago falcata L.
Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week ::Medicago sativa (Alfalfa) from Uruli Kanchan, Pune:
Sending photos of Alfalfa. Place : Uruli Kanchan, Pune
Date : May 2009 Habitat : Cultivated These are fed to the cows of the Uruli Kanchan Ashram.
Yes … Great to see this in large plantation.
Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week :: Medicago sativa at Rajgurunagar near Pune:
Medicago sativa L. med-DIK-ah-go — from ancient Greek medike, referring to media
sa-TEE-vuh — cultivated May 29, 2010 … at Rajguru Nagar, near Pune The close up of these tiny flowers looks very cute. But why the name ‘Bastard Medic’ for such an important medicinal herb? …. could not find any information on internet regarding reasoning for such name. .    Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: Medicago sativa from Kashmir: Medicago sativa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 778. 1753. Common names: Alfalfa, Lucerne
Perennial tufted herb with ovate-lanceolate stipules, 10-25 mm long leaflets, white blue or purple flowers in 5-30 flowered racemes or heads on very long peduncles; fruit 5-9 mm, tightly coiled,
Very common in Kashmir valley in pastures and lawns, photographed from Botanical garden in Srinagar, Kashmir I still wonder about the reason of the genus name Medicago for the plant.. . Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week :: Medicago sativa-PKA25:
Bot.name: Medicago sativa (Family: Fabaceae) Date/Time: 18-09-2011 / 01:45PM Location: near Turtuk Village, Ladakh (altitude approx.:11000 ft.) Habitat: Wild Plant habit Herb.
efloraofindia:”For Id 18032013MR1’’ stem with purple flowers at Pune : 3 images.
16/03/2012 requesting identification of this stem with purple flowers. I found this in one of the green leafy vegetables that I purchased. Medicago sativa, alfalfa A beautiful find in the vegetable. Thank you … Yes the flowers were beautiful and so also the leaves which appeared toothed at the tip. I don’t think at this stage (in flower) it could be used as vegetable. It must have come along with some vegetable, although tender leaves can be consumed as vegetable, the plants is mostly used as cattle fodder and often cultivated for it.
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Medicago sativa :: Rajgurunagar :: DVOCT93 : 1 post by 1 author. 3 images.
Medicago sativa L.
at Rajgurunagar on May 29, 2010 . Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Medicago sativa from Kashmir-GSOCT46/51 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Medicago sativa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 778. 1753. Common names: Alfalfa, Lucerne Perennial tufted herb with ovate-lanceolate stipules, 10-25 mm long leaflets, white blue or purple flowers in 5-30 flowered racemes or heads on very long peduncles; fruit 5-9 mm, tightly coiled,
Very common in Kashmir valley in pastures and lawns, photographed from Botanical garden in Srinagar, Kashmir these flowers are more intensely hued than what we see in north american lawns
Fabaceae (Faboideae)Fortnight:Medicago sativa::Ladakh ::PKA-OCT-51:: : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Seen this herb with trifoliolate leaves near Turtuk Village, Ladakh. very nice pictures but i have never seen alfa alfa to be this intense colored flowers. nice to see this variation
SK101SEP16-1016:ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) This is clearly a member of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae).
Photos not in close-up, the final image out-of-focus with the flowers an foliage unopened. The image showing the young pods does not show much detail. Straggly, maybe depauperate, is the correct description for this specimen. All-in-all, this makes it much harder to be sure.
My initial thoughts are an immature ‘Lucerne’ or ‘Alfalfa’ Medicago sativa – the location fits as is cultivated in irrigated fields but open to other suggestions. Picture not so good quality. It was in a cultivated field.
Altitude: Around 11000
Date: 21August 2014
Habit : Wild
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Medicago sativa L. ???
I also think closer to images at Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa from Kashmir – efloraofindia | Google Groups . Medicago sativa- Ladakh: 25 images. .
Identification required 866: 3 high res. images. Please check Fabaceae ! Medicago sativa I also agree as per images at Medicago sativa L. . References:
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