Scientific Name: Medicago polymorpha

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  • Common Name:
    Burr medic
  • Type:
    Creeping annual
  • Family:
    FABACEAE
  • Status:
    WEED This introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Flowers:
    Small, pea-shaped, yellow
  • Fruit:
    Pods coiled and button-like with hooked spines along the edge
  • Species List:
    weeds,
Cultural Notes

Native of Europe

Identification Notes

Clover-like leaves, shallowly serrated

Landscaping Notes

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