Common name: Spotted Burclover
Latin name: Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
Family: Fabaceae
Life Cycle: Annual
Type: Broadleaf
Description: Leaves pinnately compound with 3 leaflets, each having toothed margins and a prominent purple-red spot in the center. Stems can spread in a decumbent or ascending manner. Yellow petals on 1-5 flowers per head-like raceme. Fruits have prickles.
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