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Medicago sativa
alfalfa
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Medicago sativa L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Medicago, Species Medicago sativa


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		WI: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Arches National Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Bandelier National Monument
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Cabrillo National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Channel Islands National Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colorado National Monument	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	El Morro National Monument
Everglades National Park	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Haleakala National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jewel Cave National Monument
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Mount Rainier National Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	Nez Perce National Historical Park
North Cascades National Park	Parashant National Monument
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Redwood National Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Tuzigoot National Monument	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/21/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/3/2025 11:03:31 AM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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