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El Paso County Wildflower Project - Alfalfa

Alfalfa

Bloom Season: May - First Frost

Habitat: It is found naturally in plains, montane zones, and disturbed areas, but is widely cultivated on irrigated agricultural land. It generally fails at higher subalpine elevations

Photography Notes: Photographer-friendly

Credits: Hiking Bob, 24 June

Medicago sativa, commonly known as alfalfa (/ælˈfælfə/) in North America[4] and lucerne (/luːˈsɜːrn/) in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand,[5][6] is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae.

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Alfalfa (non-native) is one of many wildflowers featured in the El Paso CO Wildflower Project, a community-built field guide documenting the wildflowers of El Paso County, Colorado.