Medicago × varia Martyn, 1793

Common names

🇫🇷 Luzerne changeante

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Fabids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species: Medicago × varia

Presence

Present.

Notes

Hybrid of M. falcata L., 1753 × M. sativa L., 1753.

Very variable in appearance. The flowers can be whitish, yellowish, or purplish.

Photographs

img/medicago-varia.webp — Medicago × varia

img/medicago-varia-2.webp — Medicago × varia

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 738). Biotope.