Sand Lucerne - Medicago sativa nothosubsp. varia
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Sand Lucerne - Medicago sativa nothosubsp. varia | dylan | Bristol | 3 Mar 2024, 7:42 p.m. | 25 Feb 2024, 3:49 p.m. | |
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Sand Lucerne - Medicago sativa nothosubsp. varia | dylan | Bristol | 3 Mar 2024, 7:42 p.m. | 25 Feb 2024, 3:50 p.m. |
Species Description
Widespread but local and only common to the South East and scattered elsewhere. Habitat includes: Sandy, grassy places such as dunes, coasts, sea walls, field margins, wasteland, roadside verges, track-sides etc. A half native, fertile hybrid between ssp. sativa (Neophyte) and ssp. falcata (Native). It can also back-cross with its parent subspecies. Growing habit: Annual / Perennial. It was recorded in Suffolk by 1804.