Alfalfa. [Photo/Weibo account of People's Daily]

7. Alfalfa 苜蓿

The alfalfa, also called lucerne, is an important forage crop in many countries around the world. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, by historian Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty, alfalfa was introduced into China from Dayuan following Zhang Qian's embassy.
苜蓿，也叫紫花苜蓿，是世界上很多國家重要的飼料作物。據漢代史學家司馬遷所著《史記》記載，苜蓿是在張騫出使之后，從大宛引進到中國的。