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Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Alfalfa /ælˈfælfə/, Medicago sativa also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, and silage, as well as a green manure and cover crop. The name alfalfa is used in North America. The name lucerne is the more commonly used name in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. The plant superficially...
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Compendium of Materia Medica: Illustrated Volume Middle of Middle
李時珍 · 1596 · p.89
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.269
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.587
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.618
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 3)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.104
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 3)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.107
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 3)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.109
Garden of Health
1507 · p.217
Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms (Volume 104)
王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.58
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57057.