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Medicago polymorpha
© 2003 Michael Charters
Medicago polymorpha
© 2004 Carol W. Witham
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Medicago polymorpha  L.
Bur medic, bur clover, California burclover, bur clover, burclover
Medicago polymorpha, a dicot, is an annual herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) classifies the potential impact of Medicago polymorpha on native ecosystems as limited (plant profile).

Community:
Wetlands:Usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 0 and 4921 feet
Family: FABACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Medicago found in California.
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
Other Names:
(according to)

PLANTS: Medicago apiculata
PLANTS: Medicago polymorpha var. tricycla
PLANTS: Medicago polymorpha var. polygyra
PLANTS: Medicago polymorpha var. ciliaris
PLANTS: Medicago polymorpha var. brevispina
PLANTS: Medicago polycarpa
PLANTS: Medicago hispida
PLANTS: Medicago hispida var. confinis
PLANTS: Medicago hispida var. apiculata
PLANTS: Medicago denticulata
PLANTS: Medicago polymorpha var. vulgaris




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Distribution by County: See a detailed   Distribution Grid  of this plant in California.
A shaded county indicates that there are ocurrence records of this plant within the county.

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  There are specimen records from this county in an herbarium.
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  There are reported records.
  There are reported records available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH.   Click county name to view records.
    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Medicago polymorpha  from other sources:
Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images

website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (MEPO3)

UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery
(profile of this plant as an agricultural weed)

2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

    Citation
    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: May 23, 2013).

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