Lucerne

Medicago sativa

TQ4893 04/07/2022 ©Raymond Small 

Perennial with purple flowers (7-11 mm) that appear in June and July, Its trefoil leaves have toothed oval leaflets. This plant often appears around field edges where crops have been grown previously. It is grown as food for livestock animals. Sometimes known as Alfalfa.

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