Species

Medicago minima

Etymology

Medicago: Derived indirectly from the Persian name Media (an Iranian kingdom in existence from late second millennium BC to the first millennium BC), whence alfalfa allegedly originates.
minima: Very small

Common Name(s)

woolly bur medick

Family

Fabaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1940

Origin

Canary Is, Europe to W. Asia, N. Africa

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010