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Medicago
Also called Medick, Medicks, Medic, Medic, Medick, Medics
Medicago is a genus of about 87 legume species, known as medics or medicks, with alfalfa (M. sativa) the best known. Most are low creeping herbs, but alfalfa grows to about 1 metre, and they are grown mainly as forage and cover crops.
Medicago is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as medick or burclover, in the legume family (Fabaceae). It contains at least 87 species. The genus name is based on the Latin name for that plant, medica, from Greek: μηδική (πόα) Median (grass).
The genus is distributed mainly around the Mediterranean Basin, also extending across temperate Eurasia and sub-Saharan Africa. Its best-known member is alfalfa (M. sativa), an important forage crop.
The genus is distributed mainly around the Mediterranean Basin, also extending across temperate Eurasia and sub-Saharan Africa.
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