Alfalfa seems to have originated in south-central Asia, and was first cultivated in Central Asia. According to Pliny (died 79 AD), it was introduced to Greece in about 490 BC wh… See more

Alfalfa is a perennial forage legume which normally lives four to eight years, but can live more than 20 years, depending on variety and climate. The plant grows to a height of u… See more

Lucerne fields in the Kalahari Desert (2017) 24°20′21.5′′S 018°35′36.4′′E Alfalfa is widely grown throughout the world as forage for cattle, and is most often harvested as hay, but can als… See more

Alfalfa is considered an insectary, a place where insects are reared, and has been proposed as helpful to other crops, such as cotton, if the two are interplanted, because the alfalfa h… See more