Alfalfa, or Medicago sativa, is a plant that is part of the pea family (Fabaceae) (Britannica, 2017). This plant is an angiosperm and eudicot with a long taproot that can grow up to 7.5 meters underground (“Alfalfa,” n.d.; Childers & Aasen, 2015). Alfalfa grows leaves in a pinnately trifoliate leaf arrangement and its flowers can be purple or yellow (Childers & Aasen 2015). Alfalfa produces dehiscent legumes formed from one carpel (Britannica, 2017).