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PLANTS

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Plants
ToxicIntroducedHerbAnnual · PerennialPurple flowersseptembre
Alfalfa, photo 1 of 5
Alfalfa, In flower
Alfalfa, In fruit
61 cmHeight

Toxic. Annual herbaceous plant reaching 61 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and on the tundra. Purple flowers, in September.

There are 408 observations of Alfalfa in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal113
  2. Montérégie57
  3. Capitale-Nationale53
  4. Estrie31
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent23
  6. Lanaudière22
  7. Laurentides18
  8. Laval17
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean17
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  11. Outaouais10
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue10
  13. Centre-du-Québec9
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  15. Mauricie6
  16. Côte-Nord2

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

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