Medicago polymorpha

Other common names:

Bur clover, California bur-clover, hairy medic, spiny burr medic, toothed bur clover.

Description:

• Low growing annual legume weed
• Has trifoliate compound leaves that can be mistaken for clover
• Leaves, which have 3 leaflets, are hairless
• Produces pea-type yellow flowers in early spring
• Produces small burr-like seed head that can stick to clothes and animals
• Grows mainly during autumn through to winter
• Grows in sandy to clay loam soils
• Reproduces by seed..

Susceptible Turf:

Warm-and cool-season turfgrasses.

Control options:

• Pesticides: See available tabs below for registered products. Use as per label instructions.
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM): The weed is susceptible to blue green aphid. Use a combination of approaches listed on this page.
• Cultural: Nil.
• Mechanical: Nil.

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