Medicago minima
Common names
woolly bur medick
Family
Fabaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1940
Origin
Canary Is, Europe to W. Asia, N. Africa
Etymology
medicago: Derived indirectly from the Persian name Media (an Iranian kingdom in existence from late second millennium BC to the first millennium BC), whence alfalfa allegedly originates.
minima: Very small