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Alfalfa
Medicago Sativa |
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| Family |
Pea or Bean (Fabaceae) |
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| Bloom |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Habitat |
Dry, sun, fields, roadsides |
| Status |
Non-Native |
| Cycle |
Perennial |
| Height |
1-3' |
| Flower |
Tight spike clusters of blue
flowers 1-2 inches long with individual flowers 1/4" with one large upper
petal and 3 smaller lower petals. |
| Leaf |
3-part clover-like leaf, 1-2"
long |
| Notes |
Usually found along
roads or in fields where it escaped cultivation. Alfalfa is often
planted by farmers as a food crop for dairy and beef cattle and to improve
soil fertility. It fixes nitrogen from the air into the soil through
its roots. Flowers range in color from light blue to purple.
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