little bur-clover (Nash Prairie Plants List)

little bur-clover

Medicago minima

Summary ⁵

Medicago minima is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is native to the Mediterranean basin but is found worldwide. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Common names include bur medick, little bur-clover, little bur medick, little medick, small medick, and woolly bur medick.

Description ⁶

Annual, pubescent, hairs simple or mixed with glandular hairs. Petiole up to 8 mm long, leaflets 5-10 mm long, 2-7 mm broad, obovate, rarely oblanceolate, pubescent on both surfaces, retuse to emarginate, toothed; stipules entire or toothed. Inflorescence a 2-6-flowered, peduncled raceme, peduncle generally longer than the petiole. Calyx 2-2.5 mm long, finely pubescent, teeth as long as the tube. Corolla up to 4 mm long. Fruit with 3-5 coils, spines variable, from short tubercles to long hooked spines, inserted slightly removed from the marginal border.

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(c) Harry Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/macleaygrassman/15528662289/
(c) Andreas Rockstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/74738817@N07/33871117384/
(c) Daniel Cahen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Daniel Cahen
Adapted by Amber Leung from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicago_minima
(c) Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/4969943

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