Bur clover is a medic. The common name medic and bur clover are used almost interchangeably for this plant. Medico polymorpha. The picture does indeed show M polymorpha. All types of bur clover and medic are in the same genus.I have to disagree. That is medic.
Its like roly polies, sow bugs, pill bugs, wood lice and isopods. All the same thing with different common names.Bur clover is a medic. The common name medic and bur clover are used almost interchangeably for this plant. Medico polymorpha. The picture does indeed show M polymorpha. All types of bur clover and medic are in the same genus.
Yup, that is exactly why it's called bur clover. No reason to keep it all over the yard if you can pull some of it out while it's still green.WEll burr clover is a good name for it. All the locals gave it the knick name of stickers, when it dries up the darn thing is terrible you cannot walk barefoot and need to be careful even in flip flops.