Creates the most annual biomass of any terrestrial plant per sqft.
Pollinator haven due to hundreds of flowers.
~26% protein, Ruminants love it as part of their forage.
Green manure for compost.
Incredible wet mulch for your garden that should be "locked in" by covering with dry mulch - leaves / wood chips / grass clippings.
Can be used as a bone mend, and other medicinal properties.
Roots go down to ~2M so pulling nutrients from deep & you can use it to make a "wall" to lessen erosion & catch soil downhill.