Alfalfa, medicago sativa

Charles Hathaway
[caption id="attachment_212" align="aligncenter" width="300"] This is the traditional alfalfa (Medicago lupulina) as is used in agriculture, but it has gone wild, and now we all get to reap the benefits.[/caption] [wc_box color="primary" text_align="left"] Alfalfa is a perennial of the Fabaceae (beans and peas) family, and it was introduced into North America from…
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Desert Alyssum, Alyssum Desertorum

Charles Hathaway
Also known as desert madwort, (madwort is the common name for all alyssum), or dwarf alyssum [wc_box color="primary" text_align="left"] Desert Alyssum is a reseeding annual native to Europe (Italy)((http://www.abc.botanic.hr/index.php/abc/article/view/1331)) and Asia, introduced into North America((USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ALDED)) for medicinal purposes.((http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/112171 -- a rather in depth article on alyssum desertorum, which compiles all…
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