Alfalfa, Culinary & Medicinal Herbs,

Alfalfa Medicago sativa (Aka lucerne) is a perennial flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as a forage crop in many countries worldwide. Alfalfa, with clusters of small purple flowers resembling clover, is followed by fruits spiraled 2 to 3 turns containing 10-20 seeds. Native to warmer temperate climates, It has been cultivated as livestock fodder since the ancient Greeks and Romans.