Sulla

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sulla

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Hedysarum coronarium
2. What is the native geographic range?Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions
3. What is Sulla and where does it grow?Sulla is a herbaceous legume that grows in Mediterranean climates, often found in grasslands, open woodlands, and disturbed areas.
4. How does Sulla help the soil?Sulla fixes nitrogen from the air with bacteria in its roots, adding natural fertilizer, and its deep roots loosen hard soil and keep it from washing away.

Legume: A plant of the family Fabaceae, characterized by its fruit being a pod, and its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen.
Nitrogen Fixation: The biological conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas into ammonia, a form usable by plants, facilitated by symbiotic bacteria.
Forage: Vegetation, typically grasses and legumes, used as food for grazing livestock.
Cover Cropping: Planting crops primarily to manage soil health, water, pests, and diseases, rather than for harvest.