sainfoin

• Planta herbácea perene da família das leguminosas, com flores róseas e vagens curvas, cultivada como forrageira e valorizada como fonte de mel; também conhecida como sanfeno.

A Eurasian perennial herb with pale pink flowers and curved pods, naturalized in Britain and North American grasslands on calcareous soils; valued as a forage crop and a source of honey in Britain.

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   A Eurasian perennial herb with pale pink flowers and curved pods, naturalized in Britain and North America on calcareous soils; valued as a forage crop and honey source.

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   • Farmers grow sainfoin to feed livestock in chalky soil regions.
   • The pale pink flowers of sainfoin attract many bees for honey production.
   • Sainfoin is often planted in meadows to improve soil quality.

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