Biology 130
Medicago sativa;
alfalfa
[Fabaceae]
Bushy, 1-3'
perennial.
Flowers purple, violet or cream in a
short raceme.
Leaves compound with 3 narrow, finely
toothed leaflets; the middle one distinctly stalked.
Cultivated for fodder, and escaped to
roadsides and waste places; summer flowering.
Native of Asia.
[065]
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