Bur clover
Medicago polymorpha
- Layer 5 · Ground cover
- Nitrogen fixer
Status by region
No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.
Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019) · the Madeira list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).
Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.
About
Native to the Mediterranean basin, it is a fast-growing, trailing annual legume. It fixes nitrogen in the soil and acts as living cover in orchards and vegetable gardens.
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Needs
- Water: Low
- Light: Full sun
- Size: Creeping herb up to 0.4 m
- Mature diameter: 0.5 m
- Soils: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Limestone
- Climates: Atlantic coast, Hot, dry Mediterranean
Calendar
- January
- February
- March — Harvest
- April — Harvest
- May — Harvest
- June
- July
- August
- September — Planting
- October — Planting
- November — Planting
- December
- Harvest
- Planting
Medicinal use: It is not used in human medicine or in food, and can be slightly toxic in large quantities.
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Related plants
Other species in the same layer or with the same function.
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