Burr Medic

Burr Medic
Burr Medic
Burr Medic

Burr Medic

Medicago polymorpha

Annual. Found on roadsides and flood plains.  

Details Description
Type
Herb
Group
Pea
Identifying Characteristics

A small spreading or ascending herb 15-40 cm tall with many branches near the base. Stems are hairless and mostly green. Leaves are heart-shaped, 0.8-2.7 cm long and 0.7-2 cm wide. Flowers are yellow, pea-like and usually in clusters of 2-5. Flowers May-November.
Distinctive Features

Herb which spreads along the ground with small yellow flowers.
Life Form Group
Herb
Life Form Codes
Small or Prostrate Herb (SH)
EVC types
EVC 649: Stony Knoll Shrubland
Native Status
Introduced
Weed Status Invasiveness
High INVASIVE
Weed Status Impact
Low IMPACT
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Medicago
Species
polymorpha
Burr Medic
Native to the Mediterranean region. Naturalized in New Zealand and all Australian states.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.