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Medicago polymorpha L.
burclover

       
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Photo of Medicago polymorpha L.
Medicago apiculata

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Medicago polymorpha L.

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Synonyms:
Medicago polymorpha L.

  MEAP3 Medicago apiculata auct. non Willd.
  MEDE13 Medicago denticulata Willd.
  MEHI Medicago hispida Gaertn.
  MEHIA Medicago hispida Gaertn. var. apiculata (Willd.) Urb.
  MEHIC Medicago hispida Gaertn. var. confinis (W.D.J. Koch) Burnat
  MEPO8 Medicago polycarpa Willd.
  MEPOB Medicago polymorpha L. var. brevispina (Benth.) Heyn
  MEPOC Medicago polymorpha L. var. ciliaris (Ser.) Shinners
  MEPOP7 Medicago polymorpha L. var. polygyra (Urb.) Shinners
  MEPOT Medicago polymorpha L. var. tricycla (Gren. & Godr.) Shinners
  MEPOV Medicago polymorpha L. var. vulgaris (Benth.) Shinners
  MEPOA2 Medicago polymorpha L. f. apiculata (Willd.) Shinners
 

Distribution:
Medicago polymorpha L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WY), CAN (BC, NB, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Medicago polymorpha L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 38 species in Medicago
 

Classification:
Medicago polymorpha L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Medicago L. – alfalfa
Species Medicago polymorpha L. – burclover
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Medicago polymorpha L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arizona:
burclover              Prohibited noxious weed
burclover              Regulated noxious weeds
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Medicago polymorpha L.

California burclover
burclover

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Medicago polymorpha L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Medicago polymorpha L.

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Medicago polymorpha L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503725.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Medicago polymorpha L.

AZ-Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse

Australia-Tropical Grasslands Association

CA-Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Fact Sheet

CA-Southern California Wildflowers

FAO-Animal Feed Resources Information System

International Legume Database & Information Service

Italy-www.trifolium.it

MO-Missouri Plants

Managing Cover Crops Profitably (Sustainable Agriculture Network)

TX-Central Texas Plants

TX-TAMU Uvalde Research & Extension Center

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

 
 
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