Perennial
Alfalfa
• Upright plant
• High water use and poor salinity tolerance generally
• Non-dormant cultivators can perform like an annual
• Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations
• Flowers attract pollinators
Chicory
• Warm season broadleaf
• Perennial
• Upright and spreading plant (vine)
• Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations
• Attracts Pollinators it does not form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations
Crimson Clover
• Annual or biennial
• Upright plant
• Thrives well on both well-drained sandy soils and clay type soils
• Does not do well in extreme cold or heat
• Good quick producer of nitrogen
Red Clover
• Biennial or short lived perennial
• Upright plant
• Medium water use and poor salinity tolerance
• Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations
• Flowers attract pollinators
White Clover
• Upright plant
• Medium water use and poor salinity tolerance
• Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations
• Flowers attract pollinators
Yellow Sweet Clover
• Annual/biennial
• Upright plant
• Moderate water use and fair salinity tolerance
• Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations
• Flowers attract pollinators