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Medicago sativa
Alfalfa
Dinosaur National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Medicago sativa L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Alfalfa
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:		CO: SNA; UT: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
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
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:	9/30/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/3/2025 10:58:58 AM

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