legumes

Alfalfa is a deep rooted and moderately long-lived perennial. Alfalfa is one of the most widely used legumes for hay production. Also found in pasture, range and revegetation mixes. Some alfalfa [...]

Falcata is a grazing-type, yellow-flowered alfalfa meant exclusively for mixed grass plantings on semiarid rangelands and irrigated pastures in the Western U.S. Non-aggressive, though extremely [...]

Alsike Clover is a short- lived perennial clover that acts as a biennial. It is well adapted to cool climates and wet soils. It grows well in poorly drained soil and offers high forage quality, [...]

Birdsfoot Trefoil is a long-lived legume, highly palatable, with a high feed value. It is winter hardy. Widely adapted, easy to maintain and has certain advantages over alfalfa, ladino or red [...]

Cicer Milkvetch is an extremely winter hardy, long lived, sod forming perennial legume. Its forage is late-maturing, bloat free, succulent and very palatable for all classes of livestock.

Faba Beans are one of the oldest plants under cultivation, having been grown in ancient Greece and Rome. Unlike other beans, they prefer cool weather, allowing them to be planted and harvested [...]

Hairy vetch is a hardy, winter annual legume that can be planted in either fall or spring. It is used for hay, pasture or as erosion control and is commonly planted with cereal grains.

Ladino is a long-lived perennial which spreads by creeping stems or stolons that root at the nodes. A giant form of white clover which is very high in protein, vitamins and minerals. It is a good [...]

Mammoth Red Clover or single- cut clover is not as desirable for hay or pasture as medium red clover. It blooms about 10 days to 2 weeks later than medium red clover and recovers very slowly [...]

Medium Red Clover is a short-lived perennial, 2-3 years, and usually produces 2-3 cuttings of hay or silage per year with most aggressive growth in the spring. It is an aggressive establisher and [...]

Sainfoin is a winter hardy, non-bloat legume whose forage is high in quality, very palatable and readily consumed. It is deep-rooted and very drought resistant. It has showy flowers and is an [...]

Strawberry clover is a short- lived perennial with some creeping ability. It is tolerant of wet saline and alkaline soils. Strawberry clover can be used for erosion control.

White Blossom Sweet Clover is a short growing biennial used for grazing or haylage. It is shallow rooted and spreads by creeping branches which root at the nodes. It grows best under cool, [...]

White Dutch Clover is short- lived creeping perennial. It is shallow-rooted so it makes a good choice for lawns and pasture mixes. Very cold hardy.

Yellow blossom sweet clover is a cold tolerant biennial that is very easy to establish. Drought and cold tolerant, use for erosion control on saline and alkaline soils. Matures 10 to 14 days [...]