| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A small, very hairy, prostrate legume reaching 5-30 cm in height with light to dark yellow flowers and spirally coiled pods with slender hooked spines. USES Utilized for pasture and hay. GROWING PERIOD Annual. The plant it self-pollinated and self regenerating, propagating itself by seeds. (GMIN & GMAX estimated by the compiler). COMMON NAMES Goldfields medic, Small bur medic, Kalgoorlie medic, Little medick, Bur medick, Least medik, Luzerne nane, Petite luzerne, Lissaij, Qunjierka, Korchet el Arnab. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: M. polymorpha var. minima, M. polymorpha var. recta, M recta. Goldfields medic occurs in central and southern Europe, southern Russia, southern Asia and northern Africa. It can be found on hillsides, in steppe, fields, forests and on dry barren foothills at elevations between sea level and 1000 m. |
