Alfalfa

Alfalfa is a flowering plant, also called Lucerne, which belongs to the legume family Fabaceae. It can reach a height of three feet. The plant has alternate leaves that are dispersed throughout the stalk. There are ten to thirty-five purple flowers in each cluster. They have strong, extensive roots. The nitrogen in alfalfa helps the soil and can prevent soil erosion.

Bees, which use alfalfa as a source of food and shelter, are the main pollinators of this plant because of the abundance of nectar it produces in its flowers. This plant is strong in protein, rich in minerals like phosphorus, zinc, folate, and manganese, as well as vitamins like A, E, D, and K.

Depending on the sowing season, the bloom of alfalfa happens in the spring, summer, or fall. Sometimes, humans consumed sprouting seeds and thin stems. Two to eight seeds are found in the smooth or hairy fruit of alfalfa, which is composed of spirally coiled green to brown pods.

Alfalfa was primarily utilized by people as animal feed. They are frequently produced as a cover crop, hay, green manure, pasture, and silage. It can exhibit strong heat, cold, and drought tolerance. Alfalfa was once used to treat prostate, kidney, bladder, and urinary tract infections as well as arthritis. These tiniest blooms were also utilized to decrease cholesterol. This plant can live for up to 20 years.