Barrel Medic
Medicago truncatula
Small clover-like plant to 60 cm tall, low-growing. Dark green trifoliate leaves made up of three rounded leaflets often with a dark spot in the centre. Pea flowers are yellow in small clusters of one to five. Fruit is a small spiny pod or burr.
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| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Other Common Names | Strong-Spined Medick, Barrel Medick, Barrel Clover |
| Distinctive Features | Distinctive barrel-shaped seed pods (burr) made up of 2-6 tight coils of flattened stout spines. |
| Biology | Annual. Native to the Mediterranean region and western Asia. Occasional in lowland grasslands and woodlands, and also in disturbed plavces and roadsides. |
| Native Status | Introduced |
| Flowering Time | May-Nov |