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Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Sand Lucerne
Medicago x varia
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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Yellow and purple flowers of Medicago x varia.
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Common names
2 names · 2 languages- EnglishYour language
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- Sand Lucerne
Other languages (1)
- Dutch
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- Bonte luzerne
Sources & name notes
Names recorded in our plant catalogue, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Taxonomy
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Medicago × varia is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.
Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.
Sources [1] - Botanical family
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Fabaceae
Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.
Sources [1] - Native range
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Caucasus to C. Asia and Iran.
Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.
Sources [2]
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Who this plant supports
Plant profile
About this plant
Sand Lucerne (Medicago x varia) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Medicago × varia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8
COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): Fabaceae. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.
Relevant sections
- Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 611543; ID 3YNQS; rank species; status accepted
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 611543; ID 3YNQS; rank species; status accepted
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Medicago × varia — Kew WCVP native distribution
Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.
Supports: Native rangeRelevant sections
- Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 83874; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 797424, 797425, 797426, 797427, 797428, 797429, 797430, 797431, 797432
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Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.