Creeping-rooted medic vs alfalfa-gigante

Medicago carstiensis compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping-rooted medic	alfalfa-gigante
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Medicago	Medicago
Species	Medicago carstiensis	Medicago arborea

Evolutionary Relationship

Creeping-rooted medic and alfalfa-gigante share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Medicago.

Conservation Status

Creeping-rooted medic

LC — Least Concern

alfalfa-gigante

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping-rooted medic	alfalfa-gigante
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping-rooted medic

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Japan, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

alfalfa-gigante

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom