Medicago sativa, Alfalfa - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Alfalfa, Lucerne

Botanical name & synonyms: Medicago sativa, Medicago afganica, Medicago alaschanica, Medicago asiática subsp. sinensis, Medicago beipinensis, Medicago grandiflora, Medicago ladak, Medicago mesopotamica, Medicago orientalis, Medicago pekinensis, Medicago polia, Medicago praesativa, Medicago praesativa subsp. spontanea, Medicago roborovskii, Medicago sogdiana, Medicago tibetana, Trigonella upendrae

Family: Legume, pea, bean (Fabaceae, Leguminosae)

• native to Europe
  

• perennial
  

• 30 to 80cm
  

• flower VI to IX
  

• for bumblebees
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 2 gram