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SCFBio, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Medicinal Plant TaxID: 3879

Medicago sativa

Family: Fabaceae • Common: Alfalfa; Buffalo Herb; Lucerne; Purple Medic; alfalfa; common lucerne; common purple lucerne; purple alfalfa; purple medick
3910 Compounds Mediterranian

Overview

Species Medicago sativa
Habit Herb
Habitat Cultivated throughout India; and stream banks; fields; grasslands; often escaped to roadsides
Distribution (India)
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