Medicago sativa subsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

• Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614. [Cited as Medicago sativa nothosubsp. varia.]
• Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale. [Cited as Medicago sativa nothosubsp. varia.]
• Stace, C.A., Preston, C.D. & Pearman, D.A. (2015). Hybrid flora of the British isles: 1-501. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. [Cited as Medicago sativa nothosubsp. varia.]

Seed Collection Guides

• Small, E. (2011) Alfalfa and Relatives: Evolution and classification of Medicago. NRC Research Press, Ottawa.

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