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Fabaceae
Medicago

not marked as a favorite taxon *Medicago minima (Linnaeus) Bartalini. Common name: Downy Bur-clover, Bur Medick. Phenology: Apr-Aug. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, on ballast. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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Section: Spirocarpos.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, FNA11.2, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, RAB, S, SE3, Tx, Va, WH3, Isely (1998), Woods & Orcutt (2017); Medicago polymorpha L. var. minima L. = n/a — Tat; > Medicago minima (L.) L. var. compacta Neyraut — F; > Medicago minima (L.) L. var. longiseta DC. — F; > Medicago minima (L.) L. var. minima — F. Basionym: Medicago polymorpha L. var. minima L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Medicago minima - FNA11.2

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image #1 of Medicago minima© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
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