Alfalfa, Falcata

Alfalfa, Falcata

Medicago sativa ssp falcata

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 persistent in harsh, competitive grazing applications on semiarid rangelands and irrigated pastures. Significantly more persistent in grazing applications than purple-flowered alfalfas. Drought-tolerant and winter-hardy due to fibrous roots and deeply set crown and buds. Enters complete dormancy when water is limited for extended periods, re-growing when moisture returns. Will not dominate in mixed plantings with grasses; low growth form stays well below the canopy of most grasses.