Medicago polymorpha
naturalizedFabaceae

Medicago polymorpha

bur clover

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Medicago polymorpha is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is native to the Mediterranean basin but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Common names include California burclover, toothed bur clover, toothed medick and burr medic.

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Where documented · 26 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 35 · GBIF 44 records
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 4 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kamoku · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaʻonoʻulu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Punalau · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hāmākuapoko · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahuku · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keana · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pāpaʻikou · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Makanalua · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pūpūkea · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaluako‘i · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓