Medicago polymorpha
 (bur-clover)

Fabaceae

 

Abundance:
Common

Distribution:
Throughout island

 

Photos
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Medicago polymorpha plant (pictured on mainland).

 

Leaves and fruit "burs" of Medicago polymorpha. Close-up of leaves and flowers.

 

Distribution information originally based on "A Flora of Santa Cruz Island" Steve Junak et al.
Copyright Santa Barbara Botanic Garden & California Native Plant Society 1995.

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