Medicago polymorpha
L.
Bur clover, Bur medic, California burclover
Medicago polymorpha is an annual herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: limited
Medicago apiculataPLANTS
Medicago denticulataPLANTS
Medicago hispida var. apiculataPLANTS
Medicago hispida var. confinisPLANTS
Medicago hispida var. hispidaJEPS
Medicago hispidaPLANTS
Medicago minima ssp. brevispinaJEPS
Medicago minima var. brevispinaJEPS
Medicago polycarpaPLANTS
Medicago polymorpha f. apiculataPLANTS
Medicago polymorpha var. brevispinaPLANTS
Medicago polymorpha var. ciliarisPLANTS
Medicago polymorpha var. polygyraPLANTS
Medicago polymorpha var. tricyclaPLANTS
Medicago polymorpha var. vulgarisPLANTS
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
[Cal-IPC] Mediterranean native, Invasive: Medicago polymorpha (California burclover) is a perennial/annual forb/herb (family Fabaceae) found throughout California in disturbed areas such as pastures, roadsides and vacant lots. Although it is considered good forage for livestock in pastures, it can out-compete native species in natural areas. Despite its name, California burclover is native to the Mediterranean. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
