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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
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Other common names: Lucerne
Introduced
Family:
Fabaceae (Pea)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: May to
October
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 0.25 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 7/19/2003
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
