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California Bur Clover

Medicago polymorpha

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Field Notes

Description:

Abundant green leaves in groups of 3. Tiny yellow flowers

Habitat:

yard

Notes:

Although it is called California Burr Clover, it is native to the Mediterranean area. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

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Medicago polymorpha

Species ID Suggestions

California burclover (but native to Mediterranean)

Medicago polymorpha

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C. Daehler
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