Common Name -  Alfalfa
	Scientific Name - Medicago sativa
	Family Name -  Pea (Fabaceae)
Season	Perennial, summer, fall
Habitat	Fields, roadsides
Flower	Blue, irregular, with 1 large and 3 small petals. Small (1/4 inch) flowers are grouped together in a dense cluster.
Leaves	Compound (3 leaflets), finely toothed, alternate. Leaf length varies from 1 to 2 inches and the leaf has the general form of clover.
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